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Busting Don Blankenship

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On June 20, 2015
Don Blankenship is one of the worst human beings living in the United States today. The CEO of Massey Energy, the horrible safety record in his mines led to the deaths of 29 miners in a coal dust explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine...
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Uber Drivers Ruled Employees

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On June 17, 2015
This is a huge decision. In what could be an explosive decision, the California Labor Commission has found that a driver for Uber in San Francisco is an employee of the company. That’s from a ruling filed in state court on Tuesday and first reported...
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Labor Unity

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On June 13, 2015
Noam Scheiber's dissection of how labor so successfully torpedoed the Trans Pacific Partnership in the House (thus far anyway, again I'm still suspicious this passes somehow) shows how labor can still win today. First, it is united and pushes very hard on erstwhile allies that...
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FIFA Labor Standards

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On June 6, 2015
Minky Worden argues at Human Rights Watch that while corruption is a major issue, the new FIFA director needs to prioritize worker safety in building World Cup facilities. FIFA’s (non-corruption) problems are legion. Migrant workers shouldn’t toil in deadly heat to construct monumental stadiums: no...

Noncompete Clauses

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On June 4, 2015

Chris Murphy and Al Franken have introduced a bill to ban one of the most egregiously oppressive practices against low-wage workers: noncompete clauses. The bill from Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).

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