by Toneshia Harris | Aug 20, 2008 | National News
Meat workers from all over the world met to discuss a global organizing strategy for their industry, in the union’s Eastbourne centre. It could not have been timelier with news of the takeover of UK poultry firm Moy Park by Brazilian company Marfrig, and the... by Toneshia Harris | Aug 20, 2008 | National News
Everyone needs paid leave and its past time to start putting this policy in place. It’s time for the federal government to become a model employer by offering their workforce paid parental leave, and to pave the way for the rest of the nation to follow. Currently,... by Toneshia Harris | Aug 20, 2008 | National News
The United Steelworkers (USW) announced today that a tentative new 4-year agreement has been reached with U.S. Steel that provides very significant wage, substantial bonus and pension increases and improves benefit programs for active employees and retirees as well as... by Toneshia Harris | Aug 14, 2008 | National News
Both houses of Congress passed the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act, which enacts the toughest lead standards in the world and bans six phthalates from children’s products! MomsRising.org members were critical in carrying this legislation to victory. Thanks... by Toneshia Harris | Aug 7, 2008 | National News
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is mobilizing its store managers and department supervisors around the country to warn that if Democrats win power in November, they’ll likely change federal law to make it easier for workers to unionize companies — including Wal-Mart. In... by Toneshia Harris | Aug 7, 2008 | National News
As the world’s largest coffee company announced plans to close 27 stores statewide, several baristas in the Twin Cities announced plans of their own to fight back. Those plans begin with forming a union. â€We are not the first Starbucks workers to take this step,...