Detroit Is Broke: Could Bankruptcy Lie Ahead?

The first report by Detroit’s emergency manager declares that the city is broke and at risk of running completely out of money.

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The first report by Detroit's emergency manager declares that the city is broke and at risk of running completely out of money — a financial meltdown that could mean employees don't get paid, retirees lose their pensions and residents endure even deeper cuts in municipal services. If Detroit cannot avert disaster by reducing its debt payments,

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Bangladesh Government Announces Plan To Reform Workers’ Rights

The news comes following the collapse of a factory building near Dhaka, which killed more than 1,100 garment workers.

Katie Rucke
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On Monday the government of Bangladesh announced it had agreed to allow the country’s garment workers to form trade unions without first getting permission from factory owners. The announcement came after an eight-story garment factory building -- which housed five different garment factories -- collapsed on April 24, killing more than 1,100

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Detroit’s Governor-Appointed Emergency Manager: City’s Finance Needs Reform

It’s highly likely he will seek concessions from the city’s labor unions. The emergency manager law gives him authority over collective bargaining.

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DETROIT — Detroit is broke and faces a bleak future given the precarious financial path it's on, according to a new report out by the city's state-appointed emergency manager. The report was released late Sunday by bankruptcy attorney Kevyn Orr and is his first on Detroit's finances since officially taking the job in March. Under state law,

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Fast-Food Workers Demand Better Wages As Strikes Spread To Detroit

Hundreds from 60 fast-food restaurants walked off the job Friday demanding a minimum wage of $15 per hour and the right to unionize.

Martin Michaels
بواسطة Martin Michaels

The fast-food strikes are growing. What started as a small walkout by workers in New York a month ago spread to Chicago, St. Louis and most recently to Detroit, where hundreds of workers from 60 fast-food restaurants walked off the job Friday demanding a minimum wage of $15 per hour and the right to form a union without intimidation. It’s a bold

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Walmart Workers Fight Back With Caravan To Protest Shareholder’s Meeting

“I’m 52 years old and I can’t afford to have my own apartment on what I make at Walmart,” one employee with the campaign said.

Martin Michaels
بواسطة Martin Michaels

After a five-day organizing training and strategy summit in Birmingham, Ala., members of OUR Walmart -- a group trying to organize low-wage Walmart workers -- announced a plan to send a caravan of workers from around the country to converge at the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. annual shareholder meeting next month, demanding pay increases, respect and the

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