Labor
America’s Future NOW! panel calls for clean energy
June 9, 2010"There is a clear link between clean energy and economic development," Ron Ruggiero, field director for the Apollo Alliance, told workshop participants here at the America's Future NOW! conference June 8.
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Texas nurses go union
June 8, 2010HOUSTON -- More than 1,900 registered nurses at five Texas hospitals have voted to unionize by joining the National Nurses Organizing Committee.
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Minnesota nurses vote to strike
June 8, 2010ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Nurses Association announced today that more than 12,000 Twin Cities nurses will conduct a one-day strike for patient safety on Thursday, June 10.
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Young labor activists to meet in Washington, D.C.
June 7, 2010Young activists and union workers are expected to meet in Washington, D.C., June 10-13, during a national young workers summit hosted by the AFL-CIO.
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Union’s 2010 mission: channel worker anger in positive direction
June 6, 2010Workers are "frustrated, anxious and angry" about "an economy that doesn't work for them," and labor must harness that outrage, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told a panel last week.
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