Labor
Town hall meet pledges to back BevMo! workers
September 27, 2010What if full-time job you had counted on for years, to support your family and provide health care was morphing into a part-time job with no benefits?
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Injustice to one is injustice to all: UAW backs restaurant workers
September 24, 2010"We are asking the public to stay away from Andiamo until they treat their employees fairly," said Rory Gamble, director of UAW Region IA.
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Rehire all laid-off teachers, rally demands
September 23, 2010"I'm carrying my purse, because they are trying to steal from us. I'm not wearing my earrings because we are in a fight!" declared Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis.
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Outside the box: workers’ centers give labor a boost
September 23, 2010Workers' centers, or non-traditional unions, have scored significant victories lately and offer important new ways of building the labor movement.
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With disco, jazz, country beat, letter carriers rally to save Saturday delivery
September 22, 2010It was one of the most important conventions I have ever attended, and at the top of the agenda was our campaign "5 Days is the Wrong Way - Save Saturday Delivery."
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