When a worker is classified as a temp or independent contractor, they are denied a whole host of rights, benefits and protections, including the right to collectively bargain. Federal and state agencies are taking note of an increasing trend by employers to exploit these workers.  In an effort to shed more light on this topic, Ryan Lamare of American Rights at Work has assembled this annotated bibliography.

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New data reveals how unions benefit communities, consumers, employers, and employees

As the assault on workers' rights reaches a fever pitch, positive messages about unions are few and far between. To push back against this trend, American Rights at Work Education Fund has produced and funded five new reports revealing that the benefits of workers' collective action extend far beyond themselves—and even beyond their workplace. Topline findings from these reports have been compiled in our latest release, Beyond the Weekend.

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A new study from American Rights at Work compares the "Workplace Rights Policy" of National Express Group, Durham’s parent company, to internationally accepted standards for workers' rights, and finds that the company's policy falls far short of protecting its employees' freedom of association and other fundamental rights on the job. On the contrary, the policy selectively includes only the rights that serve the interests of management and provides cover for the company's aggressive anti-union campaigns.

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Michael Wasser, Research and Communications Associate, American Rights at Work
October 2011

In American Rights at Work Education Fund's new report, Partnerships in Education: How Labor-Management Collaboration Is Transforming Public Schools, we highlight strong labor- management partnerships between teachers’ unions and administrations that are transforming schools in communities from coast to coast. For these students, collective bargaining has provided a path for their teachers and administrators to work together to find solutions and create opportunities. And their success points to the urgent need to protect teachers’ right to collectively bargain—not just for the sake of a dwindling middle class, but for students and their communities, too.

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