Labor
Strikers at Spectrum Nursing Homes gain support
June 4, 2010Twenty-one labor, community, elected officials and clergy members were arrested by Hartford police Tuesday for blocking the entrance of Park Place Health Center in support of District 1199 Spectrum strikers.
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Union provides hotline for Arizona travelers
June 3, 2010If you are traveling to Arizona but worried about the state's new draconian racial profiling law, SEIU has some tips for you.
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Hartford workers win back pay
June 2, 2010Ten years after being locked out by their employer, union workers at Avery Heights Nursing Home began receiving checks totaling $2.55 million in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) settlement. The case has important implications for...
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Jobs with Justice says it’s time to celebrate
June 1, 2010PHILADELPHIA - Celebrating a year of victories, a standing-room-only crowd honored a legend in the city's labor movement and other union and community leaders.
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Texas labor isn’t waiting
June 1, 2010A particular target for Texas trade unionists is anti-worker Republican Gov. Rick Perry, who continues to embarrass his state before the nation by defending BP.
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