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Dorian Warren, Josh Holland and No-Fly Zone in Arizona
March 30, 2011"It's a targeting of workers' abilities to come together against big companies," says Columbia University professor Dorian Warren of the Walmart v. Duke case. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments from both sides on whether a class-action lawsuit that pits female employees since 1998 against the corporate giant Walmart will be permitted.The F Word: Bring the No-Fly Zone Home to Arizona
March 30, 2011Could Obama and his supporters take a break from celebrating so-called no-fly zones -- and take a look at what's happening in Arizona?Maria Isa & Lah Tere, Water On The Table, & Immigration
March 4, 2011"Now we have the opportunity to open our books and write our history. Now we're baking the bread and we're going to make them eat it," says Maria Isa, hip-hop artist and activist. Maria and fellow Puerto Rican artist Lah Tere were in Puerto Rico when protests began last year--protests that have seen students and workers in the streets over budget cuts and tuition hikes, seen peaceful demonstrators teargassed by police. Protests as dramatic as anything in the UK, Egypt, Tunisia, or Wisconsin--yet almost never seen on US news despite taking place in the US.Seth Freed Wessler: Anti-Immigrant Legislation Spreading in States
March 4, 2011Last week, an Arizona State Senate committee approved a set of bills that would bar undocumented immigrants from public schools and hospitals and revoke birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.Land of Opportunity: Justice for Louisiana's Workers
September 3, 2010The news today that another explosion had rocked an offshore oil rig off Louisiana's coast prompted immediate comments about the conditions on the rigs. Lousiana's workers have been struggling since Hurricane Katrina, and the oil spills have just created another opportunity for employers to exploit low-wage, often immigrant workers.Sandy Pope, Labor Justice in Louisiana, and Walk in My Shoes
September 2, 2010"The right to organize means that people are standing up for themselves, why are Republicans against that?" asks Sandy Pope, president of the Teamsters Union Local 805. Labor day is Monday and aside from marking the end of summer, few Americans take the time to think about what the holiday means. But the nation's unions are gearing up for an election season with some serious issues at stake: not just the Employee Free Choice Act, but the future of Social Security may be at risk.
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