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Nike employee on the issue, and i encourage you to contact your congressional representative to share your support for this trade initiative. >> people can say these trade agreements grow gdp. these great agreements help corporate profits. >> nike is no stranger to poor labor practices. >> the protests are part of an ongoing dispute at a textile factory that produces goods for nike. angry workers venting their frustration in front of the courthouse in front of southern cam cambodia. >> unions unified against fast track. >> this is the first time every single member of every single union at the...

Hundreds of farm ralaborers who harvest the food that we consume. don and richard spent nine months ---they found that despite labor laws in mexico, camp bosses at many of the labor camps in question with held pay from workers until their contracts, typically tree months ended. during those three months, the workers some younger than 14 years old reside in windowless rooms with pest infestations. no beds and sometimes no running water. moros i-reports that in some camps, workers are not permitted to leave before their contracts expire. despite the rules and standards, american grocery chains h...

In november the nlrb found that walmart had illegally harassed and fired employees who protested the company's low pay and abuse of labor practices. in april it allowed college athletes to form unions and if those three seats hadn't been filled the board would have been powerless to act. for now those decisions stand, but as ian will millhouser writes, if republicans control the senate they will be able to block anyone obama nominates to any senate-confirmed job and obama will be powerless to do anything about it. and if an anti-union president controls the white house they will be able to eff...

And it may take months before we know the results, the ncaa will never be the same. even after the smoke has cleared, pat fitzgerald should be held accountable for his efforts to use his power over these young men to prevent them from having a seat at a table that has kept him very well fed. joining me now from chicago where he's been reporting on this vote is dave ziron. thanks for being here. >> great to be here, jonathan. >> i want to play you this second clip from the northwestern presser yesterday. take a listen. >> there have been some allegations by union supporters that northwestern en...

Could change college football as we know it. >> the poll is closed and that vote could change college athletics forever is over. and now comes the allegation that the university puts pressure on the players encouraging a no vote. >> a lot of them were communicating that by voting for the union that my teammates would be betraying the football family and northwestern. >> it would be allegations that northwestern engaged in unfair labor practices during the election campaign. that is simply not true. >> the ballots are uncounted. they were impounded and remain secret until the nlrb can hear an a...