Tobacco companies cannot legally sell cigarettes to children, but they’re reportedly profiting from child labor. That’s the conclusion of a recent investigation by The New … US child workersRead more
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Walmart’s Bangladeshi Workers End 11-Day Hunger Strike
Garment workers in five Bangladeshi factories that supplied clothes for Walmart and other western retailers finally received their wages on Sunday, following an 11-day hunger … Walmart’s Bangladeshi Workers End 11-Day Hunger StrikeRead more
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Bangladesh police forcibly end garment workers’ strike
Bangladesh police used water cannons and teargas on Thursday to disperse hundreds of garment workers staging a hunger-strike to demand back-pay and a holiday bonus. … Bangladesh police forcibly end garment workers’ strikeRead more
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Privatization Steals Wages, Harms Communities
All across the country, public services are increasingly outsourced to private contractors in the name of efficiency and cost savings. But a new report from … Privatization Steals Wages, Harms CommunitiesRead more
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$15 in our minimum wage
Kshama Sawant talking: This is an absolutely historic moment not only for Seattle, but for working people all over the nation, and even globally. What … $15 in our minimum wageRead more
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Ricardo Semler Won’t Take Control
The Brazilian CEO and best-selling author transformed his pump plant into a model of participative management, and launched his company on 14 straight years of … Ricardo Semler Won’t Take ControlRead more
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Pioneers of workplace democracy
What would happen if your workplace stopped keeping track of how much holiday people took, and just let employees take as many days off as … Pioneers of workplace democracyRead more
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McDonald’s Doesn’t Need Time To Phase In $15 Minimum Wage
Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant, an outspoken socialist, claimed a victory Thursday after Mayor Ed Murray announced a plan to hike the city’s minimum wage … McDonald’s Doesn’t Need Time To Phase In $15 Minimum WageRead more
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Over 400,000 Under Water Ban in Ohio; Toxic Algae Bloom Linked to Climate Change, Industrial Farming Northwest Ohio is in the third day of a … NewsRead more