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Seventeen states have hate crime laws that cover offenses targeting people on the basis of gender identity, but those provisions have led to few prosecutions.
Seventeen states have hate crime laws that cover offenses targeting people on the basis of gender identity, but those provisions have led to few prosecutions.
Students Work Together to Create Change at Nike
USAS
In a powerful illustration of the ability of grassroots activists to challenge corporate power, United Students Against Sweatshops, the nation’s leading student organization focused on issues of worker rights and economic justice, has just scored a crucial victory over the world’s biggest sports apparel and footwear brand: Nike.
Back in the late 1990s, USAS, with the support of the AFL-CIO and a number of affiliates, carried out a groundbreaking campaign to convince universities to write binding protections for workers in contract factories into their lucrative apparel licensing deals with Nike, Adidas, Russell Athletic and other brands. The students won, securing not only enforceable labor rights requirements for every factory around the world involved in the production of university logo apparel, but also the creation of a genuinely independent investigative body to handle verification and enforcement. By design, that organization, known as the Worker Rights Consortium, takes no money from any apparel company or other corporation and is accountable instead to...
Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson two years after the end of World War I, the Jones Act was passed as a protective measure against German submarines.
The White House announced it had waived the Jones Act — a nearly century-old shipping law many say is hampering relief efforts in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.
Former playmates, authors, entertainers and the Rev. Jesse Jackson were among those paying their respects after the pioneer died at the age of 91 Wednesday.
Hefner, the flamboyant party host, often proclaimed his self-built men's magazine empire was ahead of its time.
Time Is Short to Renew DACA Status
The Donald Trump administration recently announced it will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an outrageous decision that will strip status and work permits away from nearly 800,000 productive members of our society. The labor movement strongly condemns these efforts to criminalize young working people and will work tirelessly to defend and extend these important protections. While we continue to push Congress and the administration, there are some important things that you need to know if you or a family member, co-worker, neighbor or friend have DACA:
If your DACA status expires before March 5, 2018, you can still apply to renew for another two years. However, the deadline for renewal applications is Oct. 5, 2017, so it is essential that you begin the process right away. Your union can help you find support to prepare your application and may be able to lend assistance in raising funds to pay the application fee, so reach out immediately if you are in need of help. Please note that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services must receive your application by Oct. 5–a postmark on...
Nearly half of Puerto Rico's 3.4 million residents still lack drinking water one week after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on the island, officials reiterated Wednesday — as locals literally scrambled to stay alive.
Watchdogs say it's time for schools to look at compensating student-athletes since they are such an integral part of games — and can be easily exploited.
