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India's labor market primarily operates within the informal sector and is fraught with the most precarious of conditions, but in an environment where workers can lose their jobs for speaking out, most keep quiet to survive.

Thousands of unionized workers statewide will hit the picket line Wednesday at five University of California hospitals in a one-day strike over what they allege is a coordinated campaign of unfair labor practices.

“We’re reaching to more people now, particularly women and minorities, with activities in local communities like pre-apprentice programs,"says Paul Roldan, business manager of Building and General Construction Laborers Local 3.

If we want a Green New Deal that can take on climate change, we need to challenge powerful business interests.

NCAA athletes should be allowed to unionize their teams and fight for their own rights.

The three-year tentative contract agreement ensures pay hikes, cheaper health care and other financial gains for the workers represented by the UIC Graduate Employees Organization.

Whether you are tending bar or playing minor league baseball, all working people deserve to earn at least the minimum wage. Exempting baseball from FLSA rules could create a dangerous precedent.

Google said on Tuesday it will require its contracted and temporary workforce to receive full benefits, including comprehensive health care, paid parental leave and a $15 minimum wage, according to an internal memo.

At stake in Lordstown, Ohio, are the livelihoods of more than 1,400 plant workers and thousands more indirect jobs in the surrounding area of northeast Ohio, a key swing state in presidential elections.

The Trump administration continues to attack workers and rollback worker rights.