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Archive: Jul 2019

  • Wage Disputes Among Campaign Staff Plague Sen. Sanders’ Presidential Bid

    Posted on Jul 22, 2019 by LaborPains.org Team

    Last Thursday, it became public that for months campaign workers employed by Vermont Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have demanded that their pay be consistent with the Senator’s rhetoric on minimum wage. Sanders’ campaign staff, who are represented by the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400, issued a statement claiming they “cannot be […]

  • Labor Racket Weekly: Best of June

    Posted on Jul 10, 2019 by LaborPains.org Team

    Union officials are feeling the heat, and it’s not just the change in season. Check out the latest union rackets from this Summer: In New Hampshire, the Department filed suit against American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 230.  The lawsuit seeks to nullify the union’s recent elections. The complaint alleges that the union denied members a […]