Emily Udell
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Stronger Workplace Democracy for Airline and Rail Industries?
By Emily Udell A rule proposed by the federal National Mediation Board Monday could go a long way… more
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Hotel Owner Bans Spanish—And Workers Fight Back
By Emily Udell Change your name and don’t speak Spanish. These are the appalling directives a proprietor of… more
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In America’s ‘RV Capital,’ Another Blow for Workers
By Emily Udell Poor Elkhart. Thousands of workers in the northern Indiana town known as a RV manufacturing… more
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On Columbus Day, Workers Challenge N.H., Calif. Governors
By Emily Udell It was an eventful Columbus Day for state workers on both sides of the country.… more
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John Deere Workers Sign Major Deal Barring Factory Closures
By Emily Udell A contract affecting some 9,500 workers and 17,000 retirees at the world’s largest farm machinery… more
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A Survivor’s Story of Trafficking and Slavery
By Emily Udell When Mimin came to the United States from Indonesia, she expected to work as a… more
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Maintenance Workers Fight for Lost Wages in Chicago
When Eladio Perez and Roberto Jacinto were hired by the Builders Center of Chicago, they agreed on an… more
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Carnival Guest Workers Win Back Wages, Better Living Conditions
A recent settlement between Dreamland Amusements and its workers aims to send a message to carnival operators: exploitation… more
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Older Unemployed Workers Marginalized in Recession
While catching up on the news coverage of workers’ issues on Labor Day, I ran across a couple… more
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Workers Take Fight to Wells Fargo, but Police Turn Them Away
Workers from a Quad City factory who are fighting Wells Fargo for unpaid wages and benefits were turned… more
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Finally, Good News for Workers: AT&T, Unions Reach Deals
The largest employer of union labor in the country reached an agreement this weekend with some 10,000 of… more
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Bill Would ‘Professionalize’ Gang Intervention Workers
Leaders in Los Angeles announced this week a plan to introduce legislation that would create standards for those… more
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Tough Times Threaten Day Labor Centers
When the housing market crashed and burned, Arizona was among the hardest hit states in the nation. And… more
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In the Big Easy, Workers’ Advocates Fight for Wage Theft Law
David Moberg recently blogged on this site about efforts to crack down on wage theft at the federal… more
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Anti-Poverty Conference Works to Build ‘Unsettling Force’
The first ever joint conference between the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign and the Social Welfare Action… more
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No Legal Relief for Coal Miner Suffering Black Lung
A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an eastern Kentucky coal miner charging that the… more
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Hospital Flacks Spread Fake News
Journalists' groups are concerned about broadcast outlets using video news releases produced by pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers