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Labor coalition pushes for financial reform

October 20, 2009 By John Wojcik

Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of almost all the nation’s unions and more than 200 other organizations, is stepping up efforts this week to push for strong re-regulation of the finance industry.

Young workers are the future of America, says new labor official

October 20, 2009

Speaking at the “A Better Deal 2009” Demos conference Oct. 15, Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer, said fixing the economic crisis and the future of America depends on the leadership and active involvement of young people.

Houston janitors rally for union contract

October 14, 2009 By James Thompson And Bernadette Steward

Houston janitors and supporters rally at their "contract convention," setting the scene to win increased wages and benefits.

Fired workers say, ‘Not so fast!’

October 13, 2009 By John Wojcik

Companies that terminate workers in questionable ways are finding themselves in court, facing not just the employees they terminate but also the unions that represent them.

Quilt dramatizes housekeepers’ stories

October 9, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

Held aloft by hotel workers and community supporters, the Hope Quilt stretched down the block from the Grand Hyatt hotel’s entrance on a sunny October afternoon.