Tag: Workers’ rights
Germany starts WCup bid with win, support for human rights
<p>DUISBURG, Germany — Germany coach Joachim Löw won't be at the World Cup in 2022, but his team took a step toward qualifying with...
Garment workers in Myanmar fight for democracy, livelihoods
NEW YORK — Tin Tin Wei used to toil 11 hours a day, six days week sewing jackets at a factory in Myanmar. But...
Worker says Amazon hung anti-union signs in bathroom stalls
<p>NEW YORK — When Amazon found out that its workers were trying to form a union, the company put up signs across the warehouse...
Garment workers in Myanmar fight for democracy, livelihoods
<p>NEW YORK — Tin Tin Wei used to toil 11 hours a day, six days week sewing jackets at a factory in Myanmar. But...
Worker says Amazon hung anti-union signs in bathroom stalls
NEW YORK — When Amazon found out that its workers were trying to form a union, the company put up signs across the warehouse...
Labor movement targets Amazon as a foothold in the South
<p>BESSEMER, Ala. — The South has never been hospitable to organized labor. But that may be changing, with an important test in Alabama, where...
Labor movement targets Amazon as a foothold in the South
BESSEMER, Ala. — The South has never been hospitable to organized labor. But that may be changing, with an important test in Alabama, where...
House approves pro-union bill despite dim Senate odds
<p>WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House approved legislation that would invigorate workers' unions, following decades of court defeats and legislative setbacks that have kneecapped the...
House approves pro-union bill despite dim Senate odds
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House approved legislation that would invigorate workers' unions, following decades of court defeats and legislative setbacks that have kneecapped the...
New lawsuit targets California ride-hail labor law
<p>OAKLAND, Calif. — Ride-hail drivers and a union filed a lawsuit Thursday against Proposition 22 — a ballot measure that exempted Uber and other...