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Union members in Pennsylvania held a mass demonstration inside the state capital to protest a Republican effort to strip public employee unions of their right to have member dues collected through payroll deduction. The protesters were clear that they see this Republican effort as just the beginning of an attempt to destroy unions and workers' rights in the state.

Anti-labor forces in Tennessee and elsewhere are leading a fight against both Volkswagen and the UAW to prevent unionization. These right-wing forces see a successful unionization drive as opening the door to the UAW in other southern states.

Pete Seeger marched and performed at hundreds of rallies for different unions over the years. "Pete has always had an interest in the labor movement and has been associated with unions," said, Henry Foner, who had known Seeger for more than 60 years. "Whenever there was a problem that a union had, Pete was always available."

The ILO has issued its 2014 Global Employment Trends report, with a grim forecast for workers in general, and young workers in particular. The proportion of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) continues to rise. The ILO report follows the release of an Oxfam report that states that the world's richest 85 people control as much wealth as the poorest half of the global population put together.

The ILO has issued its 2014 Global Employment Trends report, with a grim forecast for workers in general, and young workers in particular. The proportion of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) continues to rise. The ILO report follows the release of an Oxfam report that states that the world's richest 85 people control as much wealth as the poorest half of the global population put together.