Cereal Killers: How 80-Hour Weeks and a Caste System Pushed Kellogg’s Workers to Strike
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After decades on the losing end, company workers are demanding a better deal. The cereal giant has other plans
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‘A Way of Life Is At Stake.’ Striking John Deere Workers Defy the Company, and Their Union, to Tell Their Stories
Posted in: Politics FeaturesFor the first time in generations, workers at John Deere have the upper hand. But they’re struggling to figure out how to make it count, and whom they can trust
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Billy Bragg, Lucy Dacus Set for Conversation Series Supporting Labor Reform
Posted in: Music NewsSteve Earle, Arcade Fire's Will Butler and Anjimile will also chat with labor leaders and organizers to raise awareness for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act
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In Pivotal Move, Sen. Manchin Announces Support For Pro-Union Legislation
Posted in: Politics News"I look forward to working with my colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, to move this bill through a legislative process," Manchin said
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Secretly Group: Workers at Indie-Music Company Begin Efforts to Unionize
Posted in: Music Biz News"Our enthusiasm for the culture in which we work can lead to exploitation in ways endemic to the creative industries: poor wages, inadequate benefits ... and an absence of initiatives that address systemic race and gender inequality," employees write in open letter
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Black Athletes Are Not Just Here to Entertain You
Posted in: Political CommentaryFour years to the day after Colin Kaepernick first took a knee for civil rights, Milwaukee Bucks players led a historic strike to protest police violence and systemic racism
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The Music Industry Was Built on Racism. Changing It Will Take More Than Donations
Posted in: Music FeaturesOn Tuesday, the major labels protested police brutality with a "blackout." Executives and artists say industry-wide racial equality is still a long way away
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General Electric Workers Want to Build Medical Equipment to Fight Coronavirus. Management Is Standing in the Way
Posted in: Politics FeaturesThe workers want the company to protect their lives — and to make medical equipment to protect yours
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Chicago Teachers Union Reaches Deal to End 11-Day Strike
Posted in: Politics News"It’s not a day for photo ops and victory laps.”
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Trump’s New Labor Secretary Is Pretty Skilled at Hurting Laborers
Posted in: Politics NewsHis top hits include arguing UPS workers should pay for their own protective gear and that Sea World didn’t mess up when one its trainers got killed by an Orca
