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The University of Iowa has announced plans to stop funding the Iowa Labor Center, which provides education programs and offers research support to labor…
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It's May. It took a long time getting here, but we're reaching the end of the school year and the beginning of summer. It's time for baseball, cookouts,…
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Over the weekend, I watched The Great Debaters starring Denzel Washington as professor, poet, and activist Melvin Tolson. The film takes place in 1935 in…
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Our nation honors the life, legacy, and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Believe it or not, he devoted a large amount of his life to supporting…
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Governor Bruce Rauner has spent much of his first few months in office talking about labor unions. He’s shared not only policy proposals, but also his…
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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on Monday banned so-called fair share union fees, calling them unconstitutional.State employees can already opt out of…
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Ferguson, Mo., Police Chief Tom Jackson last week apologized to the family of unarmed African-American teen Michael Brown. Brown was fatally shot by a cop…
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Workers who used to be on the edges of the economy – day laborers and temps, freelancers and adjuncts, independent contractors and contingent employees –…
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In two controversial decisions this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult for unions to operate, and could make it more important to come…
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Progressive Democrats are fighting back against employers that break the law by introducing legislation on Capitol Hill that makes free association with…