Labor
Baseball sluggers say: Pass Employee Free Choice
October 30, 2009Twelve major league baseball players, including three playing in the World Series, have announced their support for the Employee Free Choice Act.
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Supreme Court upholds striking workers’ rights in 10-year battle
October 30, 2009HARTFORD, Conn. — After a 10-year battle, nursing home workers won a precedent-setting Supreme Court ruling this week.
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Labor, progressives, manufacturers meet: ‘Think big & bold’ to rebuild economy
October 30, 2009WASHINGTON — A jam-packed conference here Oct. 29 demanded bold action for a new, green manufacturing economy.
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“No contract, no work,” says Philadelphia transport union
October 30, 2009Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 234 has voted to authorized a strike at the end of this week, if continuing negotiations do not result in a contract by October 31
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Coming back to the NLRB’s core mission
October 29, 2009The son of an Iowa coal miner is pleased that the United States has moved closer now to enforcing a piece of the law that has too often been ignored.
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