Labor
Out of work bricklayer tells lawmakers what “hell” is like
December 3, 2010The 13-year veteran of Bricklayers Local 1 in New York has been out of work since October. And the West Babylon, Long Island, resident, who provides for his wife, two kids and 86-year-old mother who lives...
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Machinists rally to save job security
December 1, 2010Hundreds of Machinist union members and their supporters ralled for job security Tuesday in front of the IAM Lodge 1746 plant, across from Pratt & Whitney's sprawling main production facility in East Hartford, Conn.
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Pay freeze saves peanuts, AFGE leader charges
November 30, 2010Labor and its allies have come out swinging against President Obama's call for a two-year pay freeze for federal workers.
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Republican attack on labor goes way beyond Congress
November 24, 2010During the Great Depression, big business used the crisis to attack workers' wages and living standards directly, cutting wages even while turning big profits. And exactly the same thing is happening again.
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Dockers protest Del Monte union-busting
November 24, 2010PHILADELPHIA - ILA Local 1291 members and hundreds of supporters protested Del Monte's move to a non-union terminal, slashing jobs and pay.
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