Tag: unions

The Man Challenging Paul Ryan In 2018 Has Come Out Swinging...

Randy Bryce (D) is challenging Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R) for re-election in Wisconsin’s first congressional district. A mustachioed Army veteran and union...
manufacturing

Impaled, Maimed, And Burned – The High Cost Of Southern Manufacturing...

Last year, Regina Elsea was earning $8.50 at Ajin USA, an auto supply manufacturer in eastern Alabama. She worked a 12-hour shift seven days...
muscato

Paranoid Trump Imagining Opposition Organized By Obama (VIDEO)

In a new interview, President Trump accused Barack Obama of organizing protests against him. One of the hosts of Fox & Friends charged that Obama’s...

Trump’s Labor Pick Broke The Very Laws He’ll Need To Enforce...

Employees of CKE Restaurants suffered serious labor violations and indifference from management while the company was in the hands of CEO Andrew Puzder, President-elect...

House Republicans Approve Measure That Could Slash Federal Workers’ Annual Pay...

Part of a recent rules package passed by the Republican-controlled House includes a measure that could reduce the wages of federal workers to just $1...

Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Likely To Help Roll Back Labor Laws...

A major expansion of right-to-work laws looks likely under President-elect Donald Trump. Last week, two Illinois state employees moved forward with their lawsuit against the...
labor rights

NLRB: Trump Violated The Labor Rights Of His Own Hotel Workers

The National Labor Relations Board has found that Donald Trump violated the federal labor rights of his employees. The Republican presidential nominee refused to...

Raise A Glass For Striking Workers This Weekend (VIDEO)

Labor Day! Hooray! Back to school for the kids. A long weekend to get the boat out one last time. A chance to barbecue and...
The Trump International Hotel Las Vegas (image courtesy ZooFari, part of public domain)

Donald Trump Coughed Up $11,000 For Beating Up On Powerless Workers...

During his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump said he was running to stop the powerful from beating up on "those...
Sanders gives speech against power hungry Verizon

Bernie Sanders Has Special Message For Verizon And Stands Up For...

It's no secret that Bernie Sanders wants to end the greed of corporations and Wall Street. It's one of his central messages after all...

Bernin’ It Up With Two Major Endorsements

It’s official. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is Bernin’ up the campaign trail. In the wake of surpassing two million donations, toppling the already record breaking...

Are We Attending The Funeral Of Unionism In America?

As union membership decreases so does workers' share of profits.

For Only Five More Cents Per Big Mac, McDonalds Could Change...

Half of an increase from the current federal minimum of $7.25 to $10.50 an hour could be paid for, for McDonalds workers, by increasing the price of a Big Mac by just five cents.

In Delusional Fantasy Moment, Gov. Walker Compares Self To FDR

But would the iconic liberal president approve of Governor Scott Walker (R-Wis.) and his aggressive union-busting?

NYC Fast-Food Workers Walk Out, Demand Right To Unionize, Higher Wages

Fast food companies offer low wages and limited hours. Most don't offer benefits to employees, and job security is low. In spite of all...