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Nail Salons

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On May 14, 2015
You probably read Sarah Maslin Nir's excellent investigative report on the labor conditions inside New York nail salons, which are brutal and including wage theft, poisoning from breathing in cosmetics, and physical abuse. There are relatively simple answers to solving these problems, which are strong...
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Union Busting in Bangladesh

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On May 11, 2015
Please read this Human Rights Watch report on union busting in Bangladesh's garment industry. Two years after Rana Plaza, conditions have changed slightly for the better because of pressure from western activists, but workers demanding the power to fight for themselves are brutalized. I want...
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Leeches

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On April 30, 2015
Above: Los Angeles school teacher April Bain The latest Rheeist attack on unions is quite special. Her organization Students First is helping a woman named April Bain, featured above, in a lawsuit against the California Federation of Teachers. Bain admits that the union does good...
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Walmart Union Busting

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On April 22, 2015
Oh Walmart. You are so evil. Wal-Mart suddenly closed five stores in four states on Monday for alleged plumbing problems. The closures could last up to six months and affect roughly 2,200 workers in Texas, California, Oklahoma, and Florida, CNN Money reports. Wal-Mart employees say...
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