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This Labor Day, As Unions Face Historic Attacks, It's Time to Stand Together and Fight for Jobs

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. September 4, 2011.

Jobs are on everyone's mind and labor has been front-page news a lot this year; we need to remember to fight like the unions that brought us good jobs in the first place.

Union Victory at Virginia IKEA Plant: Resistance Grows Against Race-to-Bottom Wages

Josh Eidelson, AlterNet. August 6, 2011.

The successful union campaign at IKEA's first U.S. factory defies conventional wisdom that a competitive future requires a lower-wage, less unionized America.

IKEA Joins the Race To the Bottom With Its Treatment of U.S. Workers

David Sirota, AlterNet. April 14, 2011.

A new report exposes racial discrimination, workplace mistreatment and union-busting by IKEA.

IKEA: Who Says Big Retail Can't Be Good for the Environment?

David Roberts, Grist.org. March 1, 2007.

IKEA's environmental policies and ambitious future plans put U.S. retailers to shame.