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Workers Rights

Workers’ rights are human rights. They don’t come from laws — they come from being human. In the Workers Rights section, we report on the right to organize and bargain collectively, the right to a decent standard of living, and the right to be treated fairly and with dignity.

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NLRB says Instafab broke the law when it fired strikers

Nov 20, 2015

Instafab also threatened to fire other employees for talking with strikers.

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Portland airport retailer fires union activists

Nov 3, 2015

World Duty Free declined to voluntarily recognize UNITE HERE

Workers Rights

A union for massage therapists?

Sep 29, 2015

AFL-CIO’s Working America is helping LMTs campaign to raise their industry’s standards.

Workers Rights

Ironworker strike now in Month 8

Sep 29, 2015

Strikers are hoping for vindication from the National Labor Relations Board.

Workers Rights

Victory for SeaTac airport workers

Sep 1, 2015

State high court throws out lawsuit against Seatac’s $15 minimum wage

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NLRB: No more hiding behind temp agencies to avoid unions

Sep 1, 2015

Companies have increasingly hired outside staffing agencies in recent decades.

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Portland airport contractor ABM fires union activist

Sep 1, 2015

ABM is refusing to recognize IAM, and the firing could be part of a deliberate legal strategy

Workers Rights

Airport contractor refuses to bargain with Machinists

Aug 7, 2015

ABM would rather pay lawyers to delay the inevitable.

Workers Rights

New coalition will push to raise Oregon minimum wage to $13.50

Jul 22, 2015

Union-backed Raise the Wage Oregon also would restore cities right to go higher

Workers Rights

Instafab strike article sparks Internet flame war

Jul 1, 2015

One commenter was especially prolific. It turns out he has a big stake in the discussion.

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