Labor
New Yorkers rip Bloombergs budget
June 20, 2009Workers protest: ‘We’re not going to take this anymore!’ NEW YORK—A militant demonstration called by the union of school support staff brought together thousands of people—workers facing layoffs and their supporters—at City Hall June 17 to...
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Sen. Dodd declares for strong public option as health care reform markup begins
June 20, 2009Grassroots mobilization underway Call senators toll free 866-210-3678, unions urge A week before health care activists poured into the nation’s capitol demanding health care for all with a public option or single payer, Sen. Chris Dodd...
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Organizing and mobilizing with flair
June 19, 2009For four days next week, the campus of the National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, Md., will reverberate with the sounds of music, poetry and creative chants and art. From June 20-23, some 100 union...
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Thousands rally for Congress Hotel workers in 6-year battle
June 18, 2009CHICAGO — Marking the nation’s longest running strike, thousands of trade unionists, community activists and elected officials marched in a picket line stretching solidly around the Congress Hotel here, June 15, to demonstrate their unwavering solidarity...
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Denver area grocery workers vote down contract
June 18, 2009Grocery workers in the Denver-area have shot down a new five-year contract proposal from King Soopers in an overwhelming vote. Voting continued Tuesday for workers in Colorado Springs and today for workers in Pueblo.
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