Labor
Charges filed after Bain-owned Sensata threatens immediate shutdown
October 24, 2012Unfair labor practice charges were filed with the NLRB after the Bain-owned company threatened to shut the plant if workers continue efforts to stop outsourcing.
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Today in labor history: NAACP appeals to UN on denial of voting rights
October 23, 2012On this day in 1947 the NAACP at the initiative of W.E.B. Du Bois presented an "Appeal to the World" to the United Nations, charging systematic discrimination against African Americans. The Appeal noted that "three-fourths of...
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Sensata closes for weekend over “Bainport” publicity
October 22, 2012Not only will Romney profit from outsourcing through stock he owns, but his 2011 tax returns reveal he got a huge tax break by moving Sensata stock to a charity organization he controls.
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Bain Capital cuts jobs in rural America
October 22, 2012In June, an announcement was in the local paper that Air Evac was moving its headquarters to a town near St. Louis. One hundred fifty jobs would be lost.
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Union member wants to join the “workers’ club” in Congress
October 22, 2012Steven Horsford wants to be inducted into a very small group: members of Congress who are, like him, active union members.
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