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American Rights at Work congratulates Smithfield's Tar Heel workers on their first union contract! (No thanks to 15 years of delay and widespread coercion by the company.)

Source: www.reuters.com
CHICAGO, July 1 (Reuters) - Meat cutters at Smithfield Foods Inc's huge Tar Heel, North Carolina, pork plant accepted a four-year labor contract after two days of voting, the United Food
Bob
Bob
See? It can be done...
Jennine
Jennine
Tedd Cycle-located in Newburgh,NY is going through the same thing since Jan 08 - the employer has fought it all along-and fought it very dirty!
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American Rights at Work comments on the Minnesota Supreme Court's ruling!

Source: www.americanrightsatwork.org
From American Rights at Work Acting Executive Director Kimberly Freeman: "Today’s Minnesota Supreme Court ruling marks a victory for Minnesotans and workers across the country."
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American Rights at Work is standing in solidarity with Florida farmworkers.

Source: action.americanrightsatwork.org
Chipotle, the country's fastest-growing fast food chain, claims to serve "food with integrity." But the company has turned its back on farmworkers demanding a lasting commitment to ending the brutal exploitation in Florida's fields.
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American Rights at Work is on Twitter. follow us: @araw

Source: twitter.com
Advancing democracy in the American workplace.
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American Rights at Work is reading about mediation!

Source: www.americanrightsatwork.org
Third-party mediators have long played a role in private sector collective bargaining negotiations, helping employers and employees come to agreements and avoid drawn-out, costly disputes
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American Rights at Work has a new ad exposing Big Business

Source: www.americanrightsatwork.org
Our latest arbitration newspaper ad - the second in a series - points out the hypocrisy of Big Business on arbitration.
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American Rights at Work launched a new ad today!

Source: www.americanrightsatwork.org
Big Business favors arbitration when it’s in their interest to do so, but opposes arbitration when it helps workers bargain for a contract in a reasonable period of time.
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American Rights at Work is reading about Wisconsin business owners who support workers' rights

Source: employeefreechoice.typepad.com
“Business owners recognize that when workers make more, business is stronger,” said Darren Horndasch, President of Wisconsin Vision. “I support the Employee Free Choice Act because corporations have too ...
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American Rights at Work is checking out the new "Faces of the Employee Free Choice Act"

Source: www.americanrightsatwork.org
Building on our powerful campaign to spotlight real workers who give a face and a voice to the Employee Free Choice Act, American Rights at Work launched new efforts in Maine and Virginia.
Sharon
Sharon
I have read the stories here and they are like so many of us struggling for equal pay, benefits and providing for our families. I agree wholeheartedly that this act will level the playing field.
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American Rights at Work is re-watching last week's "America's Future Now" plenary on the Employee Free Choice Act--with our very own David Bonior and Kimberly Freeman.

Source: www.ourfuture.org
The importance of enacting the Employee Free Choice Act and its prognosis in Congress is explained in a plenary session featuring Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa; former congressman David Bonior, chairman of American ...
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American Rights at Work celebrating a victory for farmworkers' rights with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Whole Foods:

Bob
Bob
Si se puede!
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American Rights at Work hopes you've seen www.faireconomynow.org!

Source: www.faireconomynow.org
We are a national group of employers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders who, understanding that good-paying jobs create demand for the goods and services we provide, support the Employee Free Choice Act as an integral part of our nation's economic recovery.
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American Rights at Work Check out the American Rights at Work website for the latest on the Employee Free Choice Act!

Source: www.americanrightsatwork.org
New Study Confirms Intense Employer Opposition to Workers' Unions: Findings Highlight Need for Employee Free Choice Act
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Source: www.youtube.com
Pennsylvania TV ad targeting Sen. Arlen Specter on the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill to help bring back the middle class. Learn more at FreeChoiceAct.org
Dave
Dave
Go ARAW! Not only are you guys doing crucial work to support our labor movement, but you made it possible for me to meet Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman of West Wing) many years ago at an early event... I am grateful for both!
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bringing workers' issues to the progressive table
How do people who care about workers' rights better organize online? How can labor, unions, and workers can get on the agenda post-election? How can we better prepare for n...
Host:American Rights at Work
Time:10:30AM Thursday, July 17th
Location:Room 17A, Convention Center
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American Rights at Work helped a cause

American joined One Million Strong for the Employee Free Choice Act. 8 members - $0 raised
June 13, 2008 at 5:37am
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Where, after all, do universal human rights begin?
The American Rights at Work Education Fund celebrates the legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt as a champion of workers’ rights as human rights.
Host:American Rights at Work
Time:5:00PM Tuesday, June 24th
Location:National Museum of Women in the Arts
June 13, 2008 at 5:30am
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American Rights at Work entered the Workers' Rights Hall of Fame!

American became a Top Recruiter (2 recruits).
April 26, 2008 at 2:04pm