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Gag Rules and Wage Discrimination: Why Workers Need to Know Their Rights
Under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, workers have a right to organize a union to negotiate with employers. So how can so many workplaces impose gag rules, prohibiting employees from discussing pay with one another? In When the Boss Says, ‘Don’t Tell Your Coworkers How Much You Get Paid’, a recent article in The…
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Jayne Cortez, “Find Your Own Voice”
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-moyZ7Rld2w] A Dialogue Between Voice and Drums,” live at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY on October 23, 2010. “A firespitting evening with drummer Denardo Coleman, featuring a voice celebrated for her political, surrealistic, dynamic innovations in lyricism, and visceral sound. Cortez’s literary work and impassioned activism, inspired by the ideals of…
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Unions Backing Historic People’s Climate March
By Jeremy Brecher Delegates to Connecticut State Council of Machinists (CSCM) conference at the end of June voted unanimously to endorse and participate in the historic People’s Climate March set for Sunday, September 21, 2014 in Manhattan. This was just the most recent of a growing number of union endorsements for the March. New York…
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Two Positions at Worker Justice Center of New York
STAFF ATTORNEY Job Type: Staff Attorney Schedule Type: Full-Time Location: Kingston, New York Job Description The Worker Justice Center of NY seeks a staff attorney to manage an active docket of labor and employment law and civil rights cases, including class action lawsuits. The attorney will work closely with WJCNY staff and co-counsel and report…
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