Labor
Workers brave cold to lobby lawmakers on “right-to-work” danger
January 27, 2012Members from turning out to Champlin City Hall to learn more about a coming threat: a proposed "right to work" amendment to the Minnesota constitution.
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Oregon state Public Interest Research Group fires pro-union workers
January 27, 2012A non-profit fundraiser for the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group and its spinoff group Environment Oregon has fired two workers who helped lead a campaign to unionize.
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Tentative agreement could end West Coast longshore battle
January 24, 2012The tentative agreement may defuse a tense standoff as the Longview dockworkers wage a valiant battle to defend their jobs.
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Ignoring public opinion, Indiana Senate approves “right to work”
January 24, 2012Despite mass opposition to the so-called right to work bill, the Indiana State Senate yesterday approved the measure.
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Jewish labor’s Appelbaum supports good-faith Israeli-Palestinian negotiations
January 24, 2012The path to Middle East peace is through good-faith negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, which U.S. President Barack Obama recognizes
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