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Left, a circa 1960 photo of African Americans marching for equal voting rights. The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. Right, a 2013 rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court where, with a 5 to 4 vote, the Court’s conservative majority gutted a key provision of the landmark law. The U.S. Supreme Court
Read moreGOP lawmakers around the country have embarked on a campaign to ban all bills requiring mandatory paid sick leave for all workers. Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) recently signed the so-called “preemption” bill, blocking a proposed sick-leave ballot initiative currently being considered in Orange County – and any future county, for that matter. The Sunshine
Read moreAugust 28 will mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the setting of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. In commemoration of this anniversary, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has launched a new project, The Unfinished March that assesses the unmet goals of the march. Consisting
Read moreStriking Belshaw employees held a rally Tuesday to raise awareness of their struggle for better wages and benefits. IAM District Lodge 751 of Seattle showed their solidarity to striking IAM members at Belshaw Adamatic Bakery Group by donating $1,000 to the IAM strike fund. The 63 Belshaw employees, who are members of Local Lodge 79,
Read moreA new website run by labor-rights group Working America is making it easier than ever for employees from almost any industry to organize and improve their workplaces. FixMyJob.com offers an interactive online tutorial for workers who are “feeling overworked, underpaid, unsafe, or disrespected by [their] boss.” Users can create a free personal account that
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