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American Rights at Work stands up for America's workers. Our vision is a nation where the freedom of workers to organize unions and bargain collectively with employers is guaranteed and promoted.
www.americanrightsatwork.o
American Rights at Work stands up for America's workers. Our vision is a nation where the freedom of workers to organize unions and bargain collectively with employers is guaranteed and promoted.
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Monday, December 1 at 11:00pm - Labor Caucus at Netroots Nation
Room 17A, Convention Center
Thursday, July 17 at 10:30am - Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights...
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Tuesday, June 24 at 5:00pm
American Rights at Work Our friends at CEPR have a new report:
Source: www.cepr.net
Over the last quarter century, the unionized workforce has changed dramatically, according to this new CEPR report. In 2008, union workers reflected trends in the workforce as a whole toward a greater share of women, Latinos, Asian Pacific Americans, older, more-educated workers, and a shift out of ...
American Rights at Work FYI, folks, we have a new Executive Director!! Congrats to Kim.
Source: www.americanrightsatwork.org
Kimberly Freeman Brown has been chosen as our new Executive Director. Through her background rooted in progressive causes, Kim brings a wealth of experience and accomplishment to her new role.
American Rights at Work Our latest report, on how an imbalance between labor and immigration law enforcement is hurting workers
Source: www.americanrightsatwork.org
When unscrupulous employers fail to uphold labor standards for certain groups of workers, like undocumented immigrants, all U.S. workers suffer the consequences.
American Rights at Work scroll down for Kimberly Freeman's take on the Red Cross's anti-worker business practices.
Source: www.stltoday.com
The story "Study of Red Cross blasts labor relations" (Oct. 9), about working conditions at the American Red Cross, underscores the need for workers to have a voice in their employment and the need for labor law reform that would level the playing field.
American Rights at Work Check it out: our Acting Executive Director Kimberly Freeman responds to an anti-union rant (scroll down)
Source: www.latimes.com
Continetti's rant against unions shows just how out of touch right-wing ideologues are with the challenges of our time. For starters, President Obama should be commended for creating opportunities for working families, not just corporate chief executives. His support for policies that protect the r...
American Rights at Work
yikes, did you see this study from Jobs with Justice? http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/st
Source: www.stltoday.com
Workers cite long hours, low pay, undertrained staff at blood drives and attempt to break unions.
American Rights at Work A big win for workers' rights!
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
In what Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis called a "huge victory" for farm workers, one of the country's largest food service companies announced Friday that it will buy winter tomatoes only from growers that pay a fair wage and offer good working conditions.
American Rights at Work Our friends at Jobs with Justice are organizing this week of action: check it out!
Source: www.jwj.org
ONE YEAR AGO Congress & the Federal Reservebailed-out Wall Streetand the insurers, claiming they were “too big to fail." ONE YEAR LATER...# Workers are losing their jobs, homes, healthcare, & retirement security...Corporations still “own” Congress & are continuing with “business as usual” by blocki...
American Rights at Work Bill Moyers on "the state of the unions." What do you think: does he do a good job?
Source: www.pbs.org
The AFL-CIO held its convention the week of September 14, 2009, in a time of uncertainty. A new Gallup poll showed support for unions at the lowest level since they began posing the question in 1936. And, ...
American Rights at Work our friends at SEIU have a few pics up from last week's lobby day!
Source: www.flickr.com
More than 300 activists from 15 states are on Capitol Hill today to tell their elected leaders that workers need and deserve meaningful labor law reform. The diverse group of small business owners, veterans, farmers, students, faith leaders, civil rights activists, women’s advocates, and environmen...
American Rights at Work Great video from yesterday's Day of Action, thanks to Sum of Change!
Source: www.youtube.com
For more coverage of the Employee Free Choice Day of Action, visit http://www.SumofChange.com
American Rights at Work is gearing up to help with the big Employee Free Choice Act Coalition lobby day on Thursday. Lots of non-labor groups and allies coming in!
American Rights at Work released our 2009 Labor Day List today: check it out!
Source: www.americanrightsatwork.org
In the American Rights at Work Education Fund's fifth annual Labor Day List: Partnerships that Work, we recognize successful partnerships between employers and their employees’ labor unions that are working well in an uncertain global economy.
American Rights at Work is mounting a big campaign for the Employee Free Choice Act this fall:
Source: www.politico.com
Union leaders are launching a newoffensive to provide fresh momentum for key legislation.
American Rights at Work believes in the alliance between labor and environmentalists
Source: www.nytimes.com
The push for climate legislation has bolstered an alliance of unions and environmentalists, raising the hopes of liberal activists who have long sought a lasting and influential relationship between green groups and labor.
