Working people are struggling to get by and America’s middle class is disappearing. So why don’t more join unions to bargain for better wages and benefits?

One big reason: Many are illegally fired if they try.

Home Depot CEO Robert Nardelli resigned Wednesday and is claiming he is owed $200 million in severance payments and other executive compensation. 

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The United Steelworkers (USW) announced today that a new contract at Goodyear Tire and Rubber was approved at all Locals and overall by membership by more than a two-to-one margin. More than 10,000 USW-represented members voted at the 12 locations where 14,000 Steelworkers struck on October 5.

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(Pittsburgh, PA) -- The United Steelworkers (USW) and the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company today reached a tentative agreement on a new three year contract that the union said "secures retiree health care benefits and dramatically increases Goodyear's investments in union facilities."

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