Today in 2006 A U.S. immigration sweep of six Swift meat plants results in arrests of nearly 1,300 undocumented workers.
• Retail workers increasingly fear for their safety • Farmworkers renew push for overtime pay • The case for creating an older workers bureau • Workers using creative methods to stop bosses’ abuse • New Biden administration guidelines should prioritize union jobs • NLRB certifies union election win for Apple employees in Md. • Labor groups cheer Supreme Court decision to let AB5 stand • NLRB’s top prosecutor seeks big changes, faces uphill battle