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'Sweet Victory' in New York as EZ Pass Workers Ratify First Contract
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December 1, 2011
EZ Pass call center workers in Staten Island, N.Y., have capped a three-year battle for dignity and justice by voting to ratify their first union contract at a company that fought them every step of the way.
New Hampshire House Fails to Override Veto of 'Right-to-Work' Bill
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December 1, 2011
Despite months of dirty tricks by New Hampshire's speaker of the House, a so-called "right-to-work" bill finally died Nov. 30 when Republican legislators couldn't muster enough votes to override the governor's veto.
World's Eyes on Atento Mexico as Video Highlights Workers' Struggle
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December 1, 2011
A powerful new video is helping intensify global support for embattled telecom workers at Atento Mexico, where managers in the past month have twice derailed opportunities for fair union elections.
NLRB Votes to Streamline Union Elections; House Votes to Do Opposite
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December 1, 2011
Amid great hue and cry from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and foes of workers' rights in Congress, the National Labor Relations Board voted Nov. 30 to do its job ? protecting workers' rights by moving forward with a modest proposal to streamline the union election process.
'Recall Walker' Petitioners Net More than 100,000 Signatures in Four Days
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November 23, 2011
More than 100,000 Wisconsin voters signed petitions to recall Gov. Scott Walker in just the first four days of the campaign to oust him, and volunteers are continuing to collect thousands more signatures daily.