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Two Lawyers Explain Why There’s No Legitimate Reason For Most Non-Compete Clauses

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  We were mad as hell after reading the excellent article on non-compete causes by Danny Westneat of the Seattle Times. Mr. Westneat described the absurdity and unfairness of employers forcing non-compete agreements on low-wage workers – thus limiting or even eliminating the employees’ future job options –and then going even further and suing those …

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At Chattanooga Volkswagen Plant, Workers Finally Win a Different Kind of Union

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After a harsh anti-union campaign and a failed union vote, some workers at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee will finally be allowed to be represented by a union—more than one, if they so choose. Volkswagen recently introduced a new policy that allows a variety of unions different tiers of representational rights based on the …

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Chicago’s Black Unemployment Rate Near Quadruple That of Whites

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With 25 percent of its African-American residents jobless, Chicago has the highest black unemployment rate among the nation’s five most populous cities. Chicago’s rate is higher than Philadelphia’s 19 percent, Los Angeles’ 18 percent, Houston’s 15 percent and New York City’s 14 percent, based on 2013 U.S. Census figures. Why? Experts point to Chicago’s unique brand …

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Worthy Work, STILL Unlivable Wages

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To mark the 25th anniversary of the National Child Care Staffing Study, Marcy Whitebook, Deborah Phillips, and Carollee Howes, the principal investigators and authors of the study, have released a white paper examining the progress over the past quarter-century in improving early childhood teaching jobs and attracting and retaining a well-prepared workforce able to foster …

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Striking Walmart Workers Stage L.A. Sit-Downs at Stores and in the Street

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In Los Angeles yesterday, Walmart workers participated in their boldest action to date: the first-ever sit-down strike at a Walmart store. They were protesting an end to retaliation when they speak out for $15 an hour, full-time hours and respect at work. The striking workers entered the Crenshaw Walmart shortly before 10 a.m. PST and …

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Hey, Walmart, Want to Fix Those Sales Problems? Why Not Invest in Workers?

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An internal memo, recently leaked by a Walmart manager, urged store managers to improve lagging sales, primarily through addressing problems with understocked shelves and with keeping fresh meat, dairy and produce stocked and aging or expired items off the shelves. Such complaints are widespread at Walmart stores and are likely a significant factor in the …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.

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