Labor
USW vs. Georgia Pacific: another ‘Employee Free Choice’ moment
November 4, 2009WHEATFIELD, Ind. — United Steelworkers and retirees from around Indiana and Illinois came to this rural area here Nov.3 to show support for their union at Georgia Pacific's wallboard plant there.
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San Diego: land of day laborers, farm workers and guest workers
November 3, 2009In Oceanside, Carlsbad, Del Mar and north San Diego County, immigrant day laborers wait by the side of the road, hoping a contractor will stop and offer them work.
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Ford workers reject givebacks
November 3, 2009By late yesterday it was clear Ford workers have overwhelmingly rejected contractual givebacks that their union had negotiated with the company.
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Air traffic controllers: ‘Bring safety out of the 1950s’
November 2, 2009Air traffic controllers want the Federal Aviation Administration to bring air traffic safety out of the 1950s and into the 21st century.
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French and U.S. labor fight plant closing in France
November 2, 2009American union members joined workers from the French union federationto demonstrate against Molex Inc in Lisle, Ill. Video included.
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