Labor
UAW: Korean workers’ fight is our fight
December 9, 2010The movement for global justice got a big lift this week, when the Hyundai Motor Co. found out its unjust treatment of autoworkers in South Korea will not go unnoticed in the U.S.
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Dallas stands for jobs and retirement benefits
December 6, 2010Fifty North Texans, primarily retirees, added their voices to the general outcry against plans to cut retiree benefits at a meeting in the Communications Workers of America Local 6215 Hall December 2 in Dallas.
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Labor Deptartment zeroes in on women’s issues
December 6, 2010The Labor Department's Women's Bureau, faced with small size, a budget freeze and potential cuts, will emphasize research on working women's issues, outreach to workers and - despite a potentially hostile GOP House majority - paycheck...
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Shop Talk: Faith groups join jobs campaign
December 6, 2010In tough times many turn to their religious faith for hope. During this jobs crisis much of the nation's faith community, which includes many union members, is moving to provide hands-on aid to families, in addition...
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Workers invoke eminent domain to keep plant open
December 3, 2010For the first time ever, eminent domain may be used to keep a factory running and workers on their jobs.
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