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Just Cause Firing

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On February 13, 2019
One of the biggest problems workers face is that employers can fire them for any reason. This should not exist. Of course, this is at the center of why every worker should have a union. Capricious employer actions are incredibly damaging to workers' lives. You...

Meal of Champions!

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On January 14, 2019

Donald Trump evidently thinks his favorite food is the same of Clemson's football team--cold Wendy's burgers and fries. POTUS with “great American food” for Clemson Tigers visiting WH. pic.twitter.com/VgmQeXNhk6— Roberta.

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Not sure if this isn't reading too much into the whole thing, but this is at the very least an interesting and somewhat provocative essay on fast food nostalgia, culminating in Donald Trump's eating habits and appeal to a certain class of Americans. It’s no...
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Life Under Puzder

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On February 8, 2017
I won't attack Andy Puzder for hiring an undocumented worker to clean his house, but I sure will attack for everything else, including how he treats his own workers. In 1984, I was hired as a cashier at Hardee’s in Columbia, S.C., making $4.25 an...

KFC Protests

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On July 26, 2016

Personally, I'd protest KFC for its horrible food, but I guess this is also a reason to do so: For years, authorities under President Xi Jinping have stoked nationalistic sentiments.

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Non-Compete Clauses

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On June 23, 2016
It's completely ridiculous that it took the New York attorney general's office to force this to happen, but Jimmy John's is finally ending its practice of making its employees sign non-compete clauses so they can't take the valuable skills they learned and get a job...
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