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Teamsters add 20,000 corrections officers in Florida

November 18, 2011 By Special to People’s World

Winning more than half of the ballots cast, the Teamsters were elected as bargaining representative for almost 20,000 correctional officers statewide in Florida.

Service Employees back Obama

November 18, 2011 By Press Associates

The Service Employees became the third big union - and the second within Change To Win - to endorse Democratic President Barack Obama for re-election.

Postal unions blast two “rescue” bills

November 18, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Postal workers are blasting both Postal Service "rescue" bills as deeply flawed legislation that would come close to killing the Postal Service.

Domestic Workers United, Occupy Wall Street oppose Keystone XL pipeline

November 17, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Domestic Workers United, which the AFL-CIO recently honored, and Occupy Wall Street, the anti-greed grass-roots movement labor backs, decided to oppose construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Texas.

Commissioner Stern: NBA headed toward “nuclear winter”

November 17, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

The players say they made several economic concessions and had no choice but to disband the union and seek legal redress.