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From carmakers to refiners, industries brace for railroad strike

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EXPLAINER: How will railroad strike affect groceries, new cars, commuters?

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Amazon union leader Chris Smalls joins the fight for fashion workers

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Amazon workers in NYC reject union in reversal of fortune

UPDATE 3:15 P.M. Amazon warehouse workers overwhelmingly rejected a union bid on Monday, dealing a blow to organizers who last
/ May 2, 2022
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Fast food workers strike for a living wage to support their families

theGRIO REPORT – On this Labor Day, the nation is witnessing a new movement to improve the living standards of fast food workers…
/ September 2, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Lee Saunders, organizing America’s largest union

theGRIO’S 100 – Lee Saunders made history by becoming president of the nation’s largest labor union…
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Union web video features man who collects Mitt Romney's trash: 'We're kind of like the invisible people'

VIDEO – Meet Richard Hayes — a sanitation worker in La Jolla, California. One of the super-wealthy people on his route is Mitt Romney.
/ October 1, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

The truth about the Chicago teachers’ strike

ANALYSIS – A Chicago school teacher explains why educators in that city took to the picket lines…
/ September 17, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Chicago teachers continue strike through at least Wednesday; Mayor files injunction

theGRIO REPORT – The Chicago Teachers Union on Sunday suspended a vote on whether or not to end its strike…
/ September 17, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Judge strikes down Wisconsin law limiting union rights

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin judge has struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers…
/ September 15, 2012