Labor
Mobilize for health care this Saturday, unions urge
June 3, 2009Real health care reform: It's happening and it's happening now. Your demand for health care for all has been heard loud and clear. President Obama and leaders in Congress are moving quickly to make it a...
Read moreCard check remains on table, Senate leader of free choice battle says
June 3, 2009WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) told the World today that he is holding onto majority sign-up as a key component of the Employee Free Choice Act, in rounds of “intense negotiations” with senators whose support...
Read moreGM bankruptcy spurs demand to reinvest in America
June 3, 2009LANSING, Mich. — The General Motors bankruptcy, announced Monday, was expected, having been predicted for weeks if not months. But the enormity of how far this once mighty giant of U.S. monopoly capitalism has fallen is...
Read moreStarbucks settles sixth complaint of violating worker rights
June 3, 2009MINNEAPOLIS -(Workday Minnesota) The Starbucks Coffee Co. settled a complaint Monday from the National Labor Relations Board over charges of violating workers’ rights – the sixth such settlement in three years, the Starbucks Workers Union reported....
Read moreProgressives to spend $82 million to ensure universal health care
June 2, 2009This is the second of a series of on-the-spot reports from the America’s Future Now conference. Check back for more. WASHINGTON — Progressive groups will spend more than $82 million to support President Obama’s goal of...
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