This Halloween, Buy Your Treats Union-Made

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Wednesday October 28, 2009 · 12:28 PM PDT

2009/10/28 · 12:28

It’s almost Halloween, and you know what that means: buying tons of candy.

But why give your money to a company that treats its workers like Oompa-Loompas? They were slaves who got paid in beans, remember!

(Don’t be fooled by their catchy songs; that’s just a show they put on for the boss. You should hear the things they say about that guy in the break room.)

Find out which delicious treats are made by workers with a voice on the job, after the jump...

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Friday September 04, 2009 · 10:57 AM PDT

2009/09/04 · 10:57

Above: LIUNA General President Terry O’Sullivan, Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope, workers and neighborhood residents talk weatherization

I’ve told you before about how the labor and environmental movements have been working together to create good green jobs weatherizing homes and buildings to maximize their energy efficiency.

This week members of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) demonstrated the power of that collaboration -- by weatherizing a the home of a Washington, D.C. family for free.

Find out how weatherization benefits everybody, after the jump...

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Friday July 31, 2009 · 11:31 AM PDT

2009/07/31 · 11:31

(Crossposted on the Change to Win blog, CtW Connect)

One of the more baffling elements of the health care debate has been the sudden emergence on the right of the idea that President Barack Obama’s reforms would require old people to be put to death as a cost-cutting measure — an idea that, having no bearing in reality, appears to have arrived from some bizarre alternate universe.

It sounds crazy. It is crazy. But you can't understand how crazy until you dig into who else is pushing this meme.

Find out the bizarre company today's GOP leaders are keeping, after the jump...

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Friday July 10, 2009 · 9:07 AM PDT

2009/07/10 · 09:07

"All he needed was water."

(Crossposted at the Change to Win blog, CtW Connect)

One year ago, farmworker Audon Felix Garcia died of heat stroke after a day working without adequate heat protection in a California field where temperatures reached 108 degrees and beyond. He was 42 years old.

Now, his niece has made it her personal mission to ensure that no more families have to suffer as hers has. Learn how you can help, after the jump.

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Wednesday July 01, 2009 · 9:09 AM PDT

2009/07/01 · 09:09

(Crossposted from the Change to Win blog, CtW Connect)

You’ve probably heard lots of buzz about "green jobs" lately. But, you may have wondered, what does all that buzz translate to in the real world? How is the green jobs movement affecting real people and real communities? And are new green jobs being created in ways that make them good jobs -- jobs that can help a worker achieve the American Dream -- too?

After the jump, stories and video of how one union is working from coast to coast to get workers ready for the green jobs of today and tomorrow -- and how communities are working with them to ensure that those green jobs are good jobs too.

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Tuesday June 09, 2009 · 11:12 AM PDT

2009/06/09 · 11:12

(This diary cross-posted from the Change to Win blog, CtW Connect)

Amidst all the gloom about job losses, some news outlets have been saying that they’ve found a ray of light — Walmart’s announcement that the retail behemoth intends to hire 22,000 new people in 2009:

Walmart U.S. announced today that it will create more than 22,000 jobs in 2009 to staff new or expanded stores in the United States. The company is hiring for a number of positions including store management, pharmacists, human resource managers, customer service associates, cashiers and sales associates among others.

It’s true that seeing a story about a company adding jobs these days is pretty novel. But is this really a sign of progress for our economy? And if not, what can we do about it?

Take a walk through history, hear the voices of workers of the 1930s in streaming audio, and learn the lessons taught by their experiences, after the jump...

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Wednesday May 27, 2009 · 3:29 PM PDT

2009/05/27 · 15:29

Walmart Guilty

(Crossposted at the Change to Win blog, CtW Connect)

Remember back in November of last year when we told you the tragic story of Jdimytai Damour, a 34-year-old temporary worker at a Long Island Walmart who was crushed to death by a mob of shoppers storming the store for Black Friday deals?

Well, OSHA has completed its investigation of the incident, and they've found that Walmart's negligence was responsible. But you won't believe how shockingly toothless America's workplace safety laws have become.

Learn the details -- and how you can help turn things around -- after the jump.

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Monday February 09, 2009 · 9:32 AM PST

2009/02/09 · 09:32

One of the most contentious debates since the election is whether or not Obama's cabinet picks are progressive enough to chart out a truly new direction for America.

There's at least one nominee, though, whose progressive credentials are beyond question: Labor Secretary-designate Hilda Solis. Throughout her career, she has stood up repeatedly for both environmental and economic justice.

It's been seven weeks since she was nominated for the job, however -- seven weeks in which more than 600,000 American workers lost their jobs -- and she still has yet to be confirmed by the Senate. Obstructionist Senate Republicans are holding her in limbo to punish Obama for his support for workers' rights and a green economy.

At this crucial moment, working men and women desperately need strong, progressive leadership at the Department of Labor. But the Senate Republicans aren't easing up. If we don't take action now, workers will suffer more weeks of drift and delay. That's not acceptable.

We need to push back to ensure that this exciting nominee -- perhaps the most vocal progressive voice in the Obama Cabinet -- doesn't get sunk by the right wing's campaign of misinformation against her.

After the jump, learn what you can do to help Free Hilda!

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Wednesday January 28, 2009 · 1:34 PM PST

2009/01/28 · 13:34

(Crossposted at the Change to Win blog, CtW Connect)

Remember how I told you a year ago that 2007 had seen the first increase in U.S. union membership since 1983?

Well, America's workers haven't been sitting still since then. And new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that their hard work is paying off.

Get the good news after the jump...

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Thursday December 18, 2008 · 11:07 AM PST

2008/12/18 · 11:07

(Crossposted at the Change to Win blog, CtW Connect)

You might think a guy with a 29% approval rating and only a few weeks left in his term of office would just keep his head down, do a few photo-ops, and generally run out the clock rather than go out of his way to apply the same failed ideology that got him to 29% in the first place.

Unfortunately, you would be wrong.

More about Bush's last-minute attempt to roll back farm worker protections -- and how you can help fight back -- after the jump...

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Friday December 05, 2008 · 7:44 AM PST

2008/12/05 · 07:44

(Crossposted at the Change to Win blog, CtW Connect)

Jobless Men Keep Going

… you can find it in today’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Nonfarm payroll employment fell sharply (-533,000) in November, and the unemployment rate rose from 6.5 to 6.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. November’s drop in payroll employment followed declines of 403,000 in September and 320,000 in October, as revised. Job losses were large and widespread across the major industry sectors in November.

What does this mean for the average worker -- and what does President-Elect Barack Obama think we need to do to turn things around? Find out after the jump...

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Wednesday November 19, 2008 · 1:04 PM PST

2008/11/19 · 13:04

(Crossposted at the Change to Win blog, CtW Connect)

Ever since it became clear that Barack Obama was going to win the Presidency, pundits have been frantically trying to spin the idea that no matter how people voted, America is a “center-right” country, more inclined to believe in conservative principles than in progressive ones.

But when you push past the noise of the chattering classes, you see a very different reality: a new progressive consensus has emerged in America -- a consensus that came to life on November 4 and sent shock waves through our politics. And the voters who embrace this consensus believe strong, unapologetic progressive leadership is what will be required to restore the American Dream for everyone.

Learn more about the new progressive consensus after the jump...

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How Much Is A Worker's Life Worth? $7,000

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