Super Bowl Ad Targets Hershey’s Over African Child Slave Labor

ShareAn ad targeting U.S. chocolate-maker Hershey’s over child slave labor in Africa will appear on a big-screen TV outside the Super Bowl in Indianapolis this

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‘The Moral High Ground’: Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds, Largest Dutch Pension Fund, Blacklists Walmart over Poor Labor Practices

ShareOne of the world’s largest pension funds has dumped its Walmart stock and blacklisted the retailing giant over its poor labor practices. The Huffington Post

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From Coast to Coast, ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests Spreading and Growing Across America
Too big, and too many, to ignore. That's how you could describe the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests that began three weeks ago in Lower Manhattan, demonstrations which have now spread ... U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Wal-Mart in Sex Discrimination Suit
The US Supreme Court has once again ruled in favor of corporations over everyday Americans. Ruling unanimously in Dukes v. Wal-Mart, the nine justices dealt a resounding victory to Wal-Mart ... ‘The Moral High Ground’: Matt Quandt & Tim Copeland, New Hampshire GOP Lawmakers, Resign over Republican Attacks Against Public Employees
Two Republican state lawmakers in New Hampshire have resigned in protest over what they call their party's attack against public employees. Seacoastonline.com reports that six-term state representative and House Deputy Majority ... Working Class Americans Worse off Today than in 1980
Despite the fact that worker productivity has soared over the last 30 years, the average working class American has seen their real earnings decrease since 1980, the Huffington Post reports. Forty-year-old ... Median U.S. CEO Pay Soars 24% to $9 Million; Workers’ Pay Up Just 3%
The median CEO pay in the United States rose by 24% to an astonishing $9 million last year, better compensation than during the height of last decade's economic boom. Meanwhile, ... 500,000 March Against Gov’t Spending Cuts in London
As many as half a million Britons from all over the UK converged on central London yesterday for a massive demonstration against public spending cuts, the Independent reports. Between 400,000 ... Spiteful, Reactionary Maine Governor Plans to Remove Pro-Labor Mural… from Dep’t of Labor
Paul LePage, Maine's Republican governor, plans to remove a 36-foot mural depicting the history of the state's labor movements from the wall of the Department of Labor building in the ... ‘Douche du Jour’: Indiana Prosecutor Told Wisconsin Governor to Stage Attack to Discredit Unions
An Indiana prosecutor has resigned after emails reveal he suggested that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker stage a "false flag" attack on himself in order to discredit unions protesting his budget ...
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