All 118 articles by Akito Yoshikane
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Without More Jobs, Further Global Unrest Looms: ILO
UN's International Labour Organization calls current economic climate the 'moment of truth' As world leaders gather in...
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LA Car Wash Workers Sign Industry’s First Union Contract
Thirty Southern California car wash workers have become the first in the business to sign a union contract...
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Locked-Out American Crystal Workers to Meet With Co.—This Time With Federal Help
American Crystal Sugar Company and its unionized employees are scheduled to meet next Monday for only the second...
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Two-Tier System Remains in UAW Deal with Ford
On Tuesday, Ford and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement on a four-year labor deal...
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Occupy Wall Street Spotlights Precarious State of Youth
The United States watched from afar this summer as young people took to the streets in the Middle...
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Postal Unions Mobilize to Save Jobs, Prevent Closings
On Monday, the Obama administration took a stance on the postal service’s financial problems by endorsing...
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Obama’s Jobs Plan Leaves Out Manufacturing
Productivity is up, so where are the jobs? When President Obama announced his jobs plan last week, he...
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Will the AT&T and T-Mobile Merger Really Create Jobs?
Despite industry claims, job losses could exceed job gains Sprint joined efforts to block the proposed merger of...
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Frustrated Chicago Teachers Union Grapples With Restrictive Strike Rights
Chicago Teachers Union members and officials reportedly met Tuesday night to discuss their next course of action after...
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Postal Workers to USPS: Don’t Shred Our Contract
The U.S. Postal Service’s plans to cut more than 220,000 jobs—that's right, nearly a...
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Will Japan’s Largest Union Support Renewable Energy?
As Japan observed the 66th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings this week, the country continues...
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10-Month Iowa Lockout Ends With New Contract, and Disappointment
A ten-month lockout at Roquette America’s corn milling plant in Iowa has come to an end...
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Chilean Starbucks Workers on Strike—and U.S. Baristas Show Solidarity
Starbucks has been hit with labor strife in Chile and the United States, as its unionized workers have...
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Unions Continue Pushback Against Split Telecom Workforce
Industry's growing wireless sector is mostly nonunion—and companies want to keep it that way The telecommunications...
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African Americans Disproportionately Hurt by Public-Sector Crisis
The dismal jobs report released last Friday raised further doubts about a steady economic rebound more than two...
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Largest Teachers Union Endorses Obama (With Some Grumbling By Rank and File)
With teachers facing layoffs, budget cuts and curtailment of collective bargaining rights, the nation’s largest education...
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Has Rahm Emanuel Declared War on Chicago Unions?
A little over a month has passed since Rahm Emanuel took over as the mayor of Chicago, but...
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New ILO Convention Gives Domestic Workers Historic Labor Rights
Labor groups around the world celebrated last Thursday after the United Nations’ International Labour Organization adopted a...
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Deadline Approaching for Macy’s Strike
UPDATE: Macy's and the RWDSU union averted a strike Thursday after reaching a tentative agreement on a five-year...
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House Cuts TSA Funding, Eliminates Collective Bargaining Amid Union Election
It was just a few months ago when Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers were granted the right to...
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Good News for Street Protesters: Inflatable Rats Are OK!
NLRB rules that use of blow-up vermin is protected form of speech The giant inflatable rats used by...
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Did Housekeeper’s Union Membership Allow Her to Speak Out Against Strauss-Kahn?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s arrest has not only upended the geopolitical world. It has also shed light on...
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Immigrant Workers’ Exploitation Highlights Perils of Job Placement Agencies
As the nation's unemployment rate remains at record levels, it's no surprise that employment agencies have become a...
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New York City Teachers Union Protests Education Cutbacks, Joins May 12 ‘Mobilization’
The beginning of May marked Teachers Appreciation Week. But that didn’t stop cities from announcing plans...
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Gap Between Rich and Poor Continues to Grow Across Industrialized World
Income inequality has increased in most developing countries in part due to technological advances and globalization, according to...
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With Activists’ Focus On Wal-Mart, Similar Chains Quietly Enter Cities
But that may change, as UFCW union aims to organize Target stores in NYC NEW YORK CITY&mdash...
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Student Debt Keeps Rising. Is There an ‘Education Bubble’?
A college education has long been viewed as a wise investment, but nowadays it’s coming at...
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Are Union Workers Less Satisfied Than Non-Union Members?
The answer is yes, according to a new Gallup poll Labor groups might have the public’s...
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New Yorkers Launch ‘Sweatshop Free Campaign’ Amid Labor Strife at Local Eatery
Roughly 100 people gathered in New York City’s Upper West Side neighborhood last Saturday, March 26, to announce...
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After the Rescue: Unions Push Chile to Adopt International Mining Standards
As rescued miners heal, President Piñera accused of using last year's mine emergency as "public relations...
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After Decertifying, Locked-Out NFL Players Union Appeals to Fans for Support
The future of America's most popular sport became even more uncertain last Friday, when the NFL players’ ...
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The Folly Of ‘Right to Work’ Legislation
Studies show the laws have no effect on economic development, but are associated with lower wages, lower union...
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As Friday Deadline Nears, NFL Players’ Union Plans Unusual Tactic: Decertification
While the standoff over union rights rages on in the public sector, another collective bargaining conflict is brewing...
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Polls: Union Popularity Still Low, But Public (Mostly) Supports Bargaining Rights
The labor battles in Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio have put unions in the public spotlight. A new Pew...
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UAW Workers Receive Bonuses From Big Three Automakers
When United Auto Workers (UAW) President Bob King was elected last June, he pledged to win back the...
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Quiet on the Labor Front: 2010 Strikes and Lockouts Were Second Lowest on Record
Work stoppages last year were the second lowest on record, the Department of Labor announced Tuesday. Despite a...
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After Rise in Fatalities, U.S. Mining Agency Proposes New Regulation Rule
Following the news that U.S. mining fatalities increased dramatically in 2010, the Department of Labor announced on Monday...
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Airport Security Workers Prepare for Largest Federal Election in U.S. History
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees—i.e., the people that pat you down at the airport&mdash...
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GOP Austerity Plans Will Widen Racial Economic Divide, Report Says
Countries around the globe have gone from implementing stimulus packages to austerity measures as a model for economic...
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In Iowa, Locked-Out Roquette Workers File International Complaint
The 240 workers in Iowa who have been locked out of their jobs since September stepped up their labor...
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Baby Boomers Struggle As They Near Retirement
When Americans rang in the New Year last week, the oldest members of the Baby Boomer generation reached...
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Since Great Recession, More Working Families in Poverty
A new report details just how difficult the Great Recession has been for working families, as more than 1...
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NFL Lockout Would Cause 115,000 Job Losses, Union Study Says
As the National Football League concludes the regular season in a few weeks, the league and the player...
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In Iowa, Lockout Continues for Roquette America Workers
More than 240 union workers for Roquette America in southeastern Iowa have been locked out of their jobs since...
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Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia Highlight Migrant Work Abuse
The recent tragedies surrounding two Indonesian maids in Saudi Arabia has once again turned the spotlight toward migrant...
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Time For an Upgrade? Labor Rights Fall Short In Facebook Firing
With the emergence of social media, workplace conversations that used to take place near the water cooler have...
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Wal-Mart Eyes New York Again After Chicago Victory
When Wal-mart won approval to build a second and third store in Chicago this July, it was just...
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U.S. Labor Law an Irrelevant ‘Anachronism,’ Says Prominent Harvard Economist
Richard Freeman wishes landmark New Deal-era legislation an unhappy 75th birthday The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the...
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Foreign-Born Workers Have Fared Better in U.S. Since Recession’s End, Report Says
But don't jump to anti-immigrant conclusions Native-born workers lost 1.2 million jobs since the Great Recession officially ended in...
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On Verge of Victory in New York, Cuomo Announces War Against Unions
The latest polls suggest Democratic candidate Andrew M. Cuomo will become New York’s next governor after...
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