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Workers win safety deal at Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf

January 15, 2013 By Marilyn Bechtel

In a landmark settlementwith implications for all Hyatt workers, the Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf hotel has withdrawn its appeal of citations related to housekeeper injuries.

Today in labor history: 20,000 GE workers strike over health care

January 14, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On Jan. 14, 2003, nearly 20,000 General Electric workers went out on strike at 48 plants in 33 states.

“Look beneath the shine,” say Nissan workers

January 14, 2013 By John Rummel

The Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan held a press conference to emphasize how the auto giant is unfairly treating its 3,300 workers at its Canton, Mississippi plant.

Pitney Bowes pays lawmakers to push privatizing Post Office

January 14, 2013 By Bill Brickley

Under this plan, financed by Pitney Bowes, the entire Postal Service would become a series of private companies.

Wisconsin dairy workers lose their livelihoods

January 14, 2013 By Joseph Zimmermann

Wisconsin is the state known as 'America's Dairyland', but this month it ran out of milk.