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Warning on US states’ plan to severely restrict workers’ rights
Mar 17, 2011

Amnesty International has urged several US states to abandon planned legislation that would drastically restrict workers’ rights. States including Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma and Tennessee have […]

Alberta women falling behind, say union leaders: Labour calls for government action to end gender inequality
Mar 16, 2011

Today, more than a dozen MLAs are hearing from union leaders calling for a minister to be made responsible for the Status of Women in the province. “Alberta’s women continue […]

Confront lax law on farm safety
Mar 16, 2011

Saskatchewan posted its best safety record in two decades last year while in Alberta, workers continue to suffer injuries and deaths at a horrific rate. Why? It’s not exactly rocket […]

Pro-Labor Group Working America Recruits 20,000 New Wisconsin Members In Wake Of Budget Protests
Mar 16, 2011

WASHINGTON — While Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) may have won the most recent battle in Madison by securing passage of an anti-union bill, labor activists are optimistic they may […]

Together we Stood as the American Labor Movement to Move the State of Maryland Forward
Mar 16, 2011

March 14, 2011 will definitely go on record as being a historically organized labor day in the State of Maryland. The Rally to “Keep the Promise” was the theme. Fifteen […]

Government urged to act now on minimum wage and ease poverty: Two-year delay in raising the level of pay for lowest earners “inexcusable,” says AFL
Mar 15, 2011

Alberta’s poorest workers continue to endure unnecessary hardship and poverty thanks to a two-year delay in increasing minimum wage by the Alberta government. “Alberta’s minimum wage has been stuck at […]