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OPEIU Hauls Menards Stands Before A Judge For First Time On Federal Labor Law Violations

Menard's - the midwest home improvement chain owned by billionaire Scott Walker supporter John Menard - is on trial for breaking federal labor law. The National Labor Relations Board trial starts Wednesday in Minneapolis. Menard's is accused of mis-classifying truckers as independent contractors rather than employees to avoid granting the workers labor law protections and rights. OPEIU's Seth Goldstein brought the case.

Workers Battle Concessions, Legislative Attacks - 'This Is Not Connecticut, It's Arkansas'

Connecticut public workers are facing demands from Democrat Governor Dan Malloy for $700 million in concessions. At the same time public worker unions there are contending with dozens of anti-union bills from Republicans in the state legislature. Here's Lori Pelletier, President of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, speaking at a legislative hearing about the attack on collective bargaining and unions in one of America's richest states.

Tesla Worker Injury Rates Exceed Industry Average As Workers Mount Union Organizing Drive

Tesla Motors may be  modern and cutting edge with its electric vehicles, but it's old school when it comes to worker safety. Worksafe, a California group pushing for safer conditions for workers, says Tesla's worker injury rate "consistently exceeded industry averages". The group's report says Tesla's worker injury rate at its Fremont California plant is a third higher than average. For serious workplace injuries, it's more than twice the industry average rate.

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