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Illinois Unions Are So Greedy and Drunk On Power They're Even Crushing Democrats Now
John Giokaris in Labor 2 weeks ago
Mayor Emanuel caved to the teachers union last year to end the strike. Now they want him fired. Speaker Madigan is now being taken to court by the unions after finally pushing for pension reform.
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Chicago Teachers Strike Proves What Scott Walker Knows All Too Well: Unions are Greedy and Unnecessary
John Giokaris in Labor 8 months ago
The Chicago Teachers Union went on strike over a 30% salary raise, Illinois unions resist any pension reform, and Wisconsin union membership dramatically declined in the wake of CBA reform.
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Hostess Bankruptcy: One Big Win for Labor Unions, One Big Loss for Laborers
James Street in Labor 6 months ago
As Hostess sends almost 18,000 employees home, big labor will celebrate a win. But what about those individuals now facing an unemployed Christmas?
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Obama's $9 Minimum Wage Increase Would Seriously Harm Poor People's Chances Of Getting a Job
Robert Taylor in Labor 3 months ago
Despite the emotional rhetoric used to support it, the minimum wage increases unemployment and drastically harms those who it is intended to help.
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For Many Foreign Exchange Students, the American Dream Becomes a Rude Awakening
Elena Sheppard in Labor 1 year ago
Driven by idealistic dreams of life in America, foreign exchange students are finding themselves greeted instead by high costs, low wages, and dashed hopes.
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Teenage Labor Isn't Worth the Minimum Wage
Christine Harbin in Labor 2 years ago
More young people would be able to get jobs if the minimum wage were reduced.
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Chocolate is More Sinful Than You Think
Elizabeth Plank in Labor 3 months ago
Chocolate has a reputation as a delectable, sinful treat ... but the real sin is in its production, where poverty-stricken workers toil for unending hours at slave wages.
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