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The opening plenary featured Harvard University scholar Theda Skocpol and journalist and author of Nixonland, Rick Perlstein.

Yesterday I had the honor of kicking off the fourth annual national Labor Research and Action Network (LRAN) conference, hosted by the Kalmanovitz Initiative at Georgetown University. Over 250 labor scholars and practitioners from unions, universities and nonprofits across the country have come together here to share their experiences and… Read More»

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Several former Walmart managers have come forward to allege recurring inventory fraud at the world’s largest retailer, according to The Nation. In an effort to improve their store’s apparent profitability on paper, several managers claim they were encouraged by higher-ups to manipulate inventory records to reduce “shrinkage,” or the cost… Read More»

Original photo courtesy of < a href="http://www.makingchangeatwalmart.org">Making Change at Walmart.

Read Gail’s story: http://www.salon.com/2014/06/06/my_personal_wal_mart_horror_what_its_like_working_here_as_a_mom/

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signs into law a bill that guarantees early childhood educators the right to organize and collectively bargain with the state. Photo via Photo via Facebook page Vermont Early Educators United AFT

Yesterday, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed into law a bill that guarantees early childhood educators the right to organize and collectively bargain with the state. The bill signing marks a major milestone in a four-year effort to raise working standards and bring a true voice to early childhood care and… Read More»

The Supreme Court will issue a decision this month that could repeal collective bargaining rights for home-care workers. Learn the potential impact the ruling could have on care workers, care consumers and working people. You can make your voice heard by adding your name to our petition and stand with… Read More»

“Let’s be clear on what’s happening here. Even though the company can easily afford it, Walmart refuses to pay its workers decent wages. So it relies on taxpayers to make up the difference by funding government assistance programs for its employees. The company and its controlling family then avoid paying… Read More»

By compensating former CEO Mike Duke nearly $116 million in performance pay, Walmart essentially received a taxpayer subsidy totaling over $40 million from 2009 to 2014.

Walmart, the world’s wealthiest corporation, has avoided an estimated $104 million in U.S. taxes by granting extravagant “performance pay” bonuses to top executives, according to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies. The company utilizes a loophole that allows companies such as Walmart… Read More»

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