We look at two labor groups waging creative challenges against corporate America: In Minnesota, we speak with organizers with Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (CTUL), a worker center that has partnered with SEIU to organize workers at major Twin Cities big box retailers. During Superbowl weekend, CTUL activists challenged corporate greed by protesting against Home Depot and other big sponsors, demanding fair wages and working conditions, as well as justice for immigrant communities. Meanwhile in Portland, the Wobblies have been biting into corporate fast food with a strike and boycott campaign against Burgerville. 

With recommended reading on white collar unionizing and yellow cab labor strife.

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