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unusualmusic_lj_archiveWalmart Workers Fight For Change
EFCA Democratic ‘fence-riders’ increase as Chamber Courts opposition in Senate
What Obama has done for labour in his first 100 days
The Unemployed and US Society
Walmart pulls in billions every year but barely pays its workers a living wage. Not only that but they've aggressively resisted efforts among workers to unionize. Walmart's slogan is Save Money, Live Better. As Vikki Gill, a former Walmart store manager in Illinois says, the company is saving money and living better at the associate's expense. In this documentary from Walmart Workers for Change, employees discuss their fight for a living wage, union representation, and decent benefits. Walmart's union busting tactics are notorious but Union Federation Change to Win has been turning up the heat lately and says efforts to unionize are underway at over 100 stores.
EFCA Democratic ‘fence-riders’ increase as Chamber Courts opposition in Senate
What Obama has done for labour in his first 100 days
The Unemployed and US Society
Heather Boushey of the Center For American Progress on the current economic crisis and how mass unemployment will change the way we live. This time around, men are losing jobs at a much faster rate than women--four out of five in fact. Boushey says that means that millions of families are making due on much less than they were before. Thus focusing on pay equity issues and making sure women are getting a fair days pay is more important than ever. The gap between men and women's unemployment, Boushey says, has never been higher.
