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Showcasing the best of the USA
It’s been four years in the making, but the 2016 Summer Olympic Games are finally here. Before the thrilling competitions take place, and shiny new medals are awarded, over 10,500 athletes from...
AC Strike moves to 5th Ave
The strike against Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal grew more tumultuous yesterday, when strikers rallied outside the New York City offices of Donald Trump and Carl Icahn. They accused both...
Clinton walks picket line in AC
On Wednesday, Hillary Clinton’s labor tour made a stop in Atlantic City. The rally, held outside of Donald Trump’s failed property Trump Plaza, was just a few hotels down from where...
The Fight against the Boardwalk Empire
In Atlantic City, this Fourth of July Weekend may see more fireworks then those over the boardwalk. That is because UNITE HERE Local 54, the union that represents 6,000 casino employees, has...
Promoting Responsible Hotels
It’s a natural fit. Both organizations care about jobs – good middle class jobs that will help build a stronger America. Today, Labor 411, the nation’s #1 socially responsible...
Indian Casino's look to bust U.S. labor law
This article first appeared in POLITCO's Morning ShiftTRIBAL GROUPS URGE ANTI-NLRB BILL: More than 100 Native American groups asked the Senate Tuesday to vote on a bill that would prohibit the...
"Not just a pair of hands"
Polartec is the makers of thermal clothing and the employees are members of 300 UNITE HERE in Lawrence Massachusetts. In December, the company announced that it planned to move its production...
Respect your housekeeper
According to UNITE HERE, nearly 8 in 10 female hotel workers face harassment on the job. Now UNITE HERE members in Long Beach California are following the lead of their breathern in NY and are...
Trump Sells Workers Short
Forget about the presidency — Donald Trump can't even run a casino!Besides his history of filing for bankruptcy on multiple properties in Atlantic City, the real estate mogul is currently...
Ass Kickin Union
Rhonda Rousey could soon be a Teamster. Fighters within the premier Mixed Martial Arts federation, the UFC, are in talks with Teamster Local 986 and the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, to...