The latest stories from the front lines of the labor fight across the country... New York Hotel workers get big raises and new benefits in a settlement with the Hotel Association of New York. Port of Seattle truck drivers are fighting back
February 9, 2012

The latest stories from the front lines of the labor fight across the country...

  • New York Hotel workers get big raises and new benefits in a settlement with the Hotel Association of New York.
  • Port of Seattle truck drivers are fighting back against the companies that owe them money.
  • A Foxconn worker -- the company that assembles products for Apple -- talks about the horrible conditions at the plant he worked at.
  • GE Workers in Kansas City voted to be represented by IBEW.
  • The New York Times is giving millions of dollars to its CEO while demanding unionized workers give concessions.
  • National Nurses United endorses the Millionaire Tax Initiative for California.
  • The ILWU reached a settlement with transnational grain exporter EGT.
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