Blog at Work

Spread the word! Unions are more important than ever
July 28, 2010
A recent Gallup poll showed a decline in public support for unions since 2008, but the Center for American Progress (CAP) has taken a closer look at the data, and it may not be such bad news after all. » Read more

The Legacy of Evelyn Coke: Fighting for fair labor standards
July 28, 2010
Guest post from Rep. Linda T. Sánchez: As a home care worker, Ms. Coke struggled for more than 20 years to make ends meet, often working 70 hours a week for a mere seven dollars an hour. » Read more

Another victory for garment workers, student labor activists
July 27, 2010
Just last week, The New York Times announced a major win for the sweat-free movement. And there’s even more to celebrate this week. » Read more

Opera and Union still hitting a high note
July 26, 2010
The Washington National Opera has proven once again why they're at the top of American Rights at Work's 2008 Labor Day List. » Read more

Federal judge to pool chemical company: Clean up your act
July 23, 2010
Alden Leeds, Inc., a company that produces swimming pool chemicals in Kearny, NJ, will have to face up to its dirty deeds. » Read more

 

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Fix Our Jobs

Fix Our Jobs

This campaign and website highlights the inexcusable conditions and injustices that workers across America endure every day. We're giving America's workers a place to vent, and to press our nation’s leaders for big, bold fixes to our jobs crisis: www.FixOurJobs.org. 

Eye on the NLRB

Eye on the NLRB Check out the latest on the NRLB, the agency administering and overseeing labor law in the United States. The NLRB makes crucial decisions affecting workers' lives and freedoms; keep up with the latest news and read more about the NLRB here.

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Lowering the Bar or Setting the Standard? Deutsche Telekom's U.S. Labor Practices

Lowering the Bar or Setting the Standard This report exposes a systematic campaign to prevent employees from forming a union by T-Mobile USA and its parent company, Deutsche Telekom, which operates by a double standard for workers in Germany and in the United States.

Featured Unionbuster: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Enter the Anti-Union NetworkThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s most powerful business lobbying organization, has been campaigning against unions, fair labor practices, increases in the minimum wage, and legal protections for America’s workers for nearly a century.  


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