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Tag: labor rights

  • Koch-Puppet Scott Walker Vows To Abolish ALL Federal Unions & The NLRB

    After leading a campaign of demoralizing workers as governor of Wisconsin, Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker will propose abolishing unions for federal employees, dismantling the National Labor Relations Board, and making right-to-work laws the nationwide standard. Labor unions are essential for protecting the rights of workers, and collective bargaining has led to many of the…

  • Costco Pays Well and Soars, While Wal-Mart and Others Pay Peanuts and Sink.

    It’s official, paying decent wages and treating your employees properly makes better business sense and leads to higher profits. While their second biggest competitor, Wal-mart, only saw a 1.2% rise in year on sales, Costco’s most recent quarterly earnings report showed an 8% rate of growth in year on sales, a 5% rise in same-store…