April 13, 2011 – More than a year ago, the MNN ran a story about a group of auto technicians in Orlando who were fired from their jobs because they wanted to join the IAM.
Read moreApril 6, 2011 – On the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., thousands of labor activists took to the streets in all 50 states to defend collective bargaining.
Read moreReverend Cletus Kiley inspired the 2,000+ Building Trades union leaders and members who filled the Washington Hilton for the 2011 Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD) Legislative Conference. The tone was set by Reverend Kiley’s heartfelt repudiation of the status quo, of the “current social contract,” and his espousal of the blessing of the “righteous
Read moreToday all around the world women are leading the fight for equal rights. On March 29th a group of women and community organizers in Washington D.C. came together to help bring awareness to those who face oppression.
Read moreApril 1, 2011 – In 2000, Betty Dukes, a 54-year old Walmart worker filed a sex discrimination suit against Walmart alleging that because she was a woman, she never received the appropriate training needed to advance to a higher position.
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