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More than 40,000 people attended Chavez's funeral on April 29, 1993. The casket was carried through Arizona farmland.

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Cesar Chavez: The Life Behind A Legacy Of Farm Labor Rights

4:42pm August 12, 2016

by Maureen Pao

From his earliest days picking peas to improving wages and working conditions as a union leader, Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to giving voice to the exploited men and women who grow America's food.

Verizon workers picket outside one of the company's facilities in Philadelphia Wednesday. Verizon landline and cable workers on the East Coast walked off the job Wednesday morning after little progress in negotiations since their contract expired nearly e

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Tens Of Thousands Of Verizon Workers Go On Strike

10:20am April 13, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Nearly 40,000 union workers on the East Coast, who haven't had a contract since August, have walked out. Among other things, they object to outsourcing and two-month location transfers of employees.

Graduate workers rally in 2014 at Columbia University for the ability to unionize.

Are Grad Students Employees? Labor Board To Again Weigh In

6:30pm April 07, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

It's a labor issue familiar to regulators. For decades, the National Labor Relations Board held that students were not employees, then ruled in favor of students in 2000, then reversed again in 2004.

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People rally at the Supreme Court in Washington in January, as the court heard arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association.

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Supreme Court Deadlocks On Challenge To Union Fees

2:58pm March 29, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The 4-4 vote means union opponents have failed, for now, to reverse a long-standing decision that allows states to mandate "fair share" fees from nonunion workers.

On The Docket, In Limbo: Scalia's Death Casts Uncertainty On Key Cases

7:59am February 15, 2016

by Ron Elving

The president says he intends to fill Antonin Scalia's vacancy, but it's unlikely the Senate will make it easy. Cases on immigration, religious liberty and abortion access may hang in the balance.

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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) makes opening statements during a hearing to examine the National Labor Relations Board's joint employer decision last month.

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One Step Closer To Collective Bargaining, Some Temp Workers Unionize

5:15pm January 06, 2016

by Simon Rios

The workers at Bob's Tire Co. in New Bedford, Mass. recently voted 65-5 to unionize. Labor advocates say the move is historical, but are undocumented workers protected from enforcement?

Supporters cheer during a meeting Monday when the Seattle City Council voted to approve a measure that would allow ride sharing drivers for Uber and other ride services to unionize.

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Fact Checking Uber On Labor Laws

4:57pm December 16, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

A law passed by Seattle, which allows Uber and other contract drivers to organize, raises many legal questions. But despite claims by Uber, it has real teeth.

Northwestern football players are reflected in a helmet during drills at a practice. On Monday, the National Labor Relations Board dismissed a petition that players be allowed to form a union.

NLRB Denies Northwestern University Football Players' Bid To Unionize

3:43pm August 17, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Last year, a regional National Labor Relations Board director ruled that football players at the school could form the nation's first student-athlete union. That ruling was overturned Monday.

As Big 3 Automakers Begin Union Talks, Both Sides Say Profit Is Job 1

7:03pm July 14, 2015

by Tracy Samilton

GM and the UAW kicked off contract talks Monday; Chrysler and Ford will do the same this month. Negotiations are never easy, but since industry bailouts in 2009, there's a stronger push to cooperate.

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In A First For Online Media, Gawker Writers Join Union

9:32pm June 05, 2015

by Brian Naylor

One of the site's writers says organizing the workers is a sign that digital media are growing up. The CEO says he's pleased with the vote.