Labor
HartMarx workers win court fight to keep jobs
June 3, 2009CHICAGO – HartMarx workers won a court battle in their fight to keep the suit maker in operation and save over 3,000 union jobs. On June 1 Federal Bankruptcy Judge Bruce Black approved the bid of...
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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...
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Card 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...
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GM 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...
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Starbucks 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....
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