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This Day in Labor History: June 15, 1990

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 15, 2015

On June 15, 1990, 400 striking janitors in Los Angeles who had organized with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and were trying to secure a contract with International Service Systems (ISS), who had the contract to clean many of the city's downtown office buildings,...

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Franchising

By Erik Loomis

On May 20, 2015

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the system of franchising used by fast food companies, charging that it is designed to hold.

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Greenhouse on Labor’s Decline

By Erik Loomis

On December 9, 2014

The outstanding New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse took the New York Times buyout and is leaving the paper. The chances the Times will replace him with a full-time.

Home Care Workers

By Erik Loomis

In General

On November 26, 2013

For those of you who like long, detailed reports about the struggles of working people to earn a decent living in the United States, this report on home care workers is very much worth your while. An excerpt: In-home workers are more than 90 percent...