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Senate Rejects U.S. Chamber-Backed Attack on NLRB Rule Change
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April 26, 2012
The U.S. Senate upheld the very modest changes made by the National Labor Relations Board last year to ensure that workers have fair and timely elections.
USAID Suspends Aid for Call Center Outsourcing
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April 26, 2012
The U.S. Agency for International Development has "suspended" an initiative training Filipino workers for call center jobs outsourced by American companies.
U.S. Senate Rejects Attack on Workers' Rights, Upholds NLRB Rule Changes
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Workers at nearly every company know firsthand how U.S. corporations use delaying tactics to keep workers from making a fair choice about union representation. Today, the U.S. Senate upheld the very modest changes made by the National Labor Relations Board last year to ensure workers have fair and timely elections.
Grassroots Support Boosts Citizens United Amendments
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April 20, 2012
A growing grassroots movement has energized the movement for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's "Citizens United" decision, Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday.
Speaking at a summit, Congressional sponsors of amendment efforts -- along with local and state elected officials, national advocacy organizations and activists -- lambasted the Supreme Court decision, which gave corporations the same rights as people, opening the floodgates to unlimited amounts of corporate money in politics. And they showcased how their longshot attempt has suddenly gone mainstream.
AFL-CIO Launches 'CEO Pay and the 99%'
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April 20, 2012
The AFL-CIO revamped its executive pay watch website today, adding new shareable infographics and data on the business world's wealthiest 1 percent.