Labor
Workers face increasing abuse in attempts to form unions
May 22, 2009On Capitol Hill, labor law experts and a California worker exposed the ugly truth about corporate abuses of workers trying to exercise their freedom to form unions and bargain for a better life.
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Senators ask for investigation of Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation to continue
May 21, 2009Here is a report on the PBGC (Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation). This is the agency that is supposed to take over, and administer pension plans in the case of a bankruptcy, assuring that workers do not...
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UAW Ford local honors Hunger March veteran Dave Moore
May 21, 2009LIVONIA, Mich. — People said it was one of the largest turnouts ever, but that’s not surprising when Dave Moore is the person being honored. Moore, a veteran of the Ford Hunger March who later helped...
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UE weighs in on Washington health care proposals
May 21, 2009STATEMENT ON HEALTHCARE REFORM May 15, 2009 At least since the 1940s, UE has actively supported proposals to provide healthcare coverage to all in the U.S. through a national public health insurance plan, instead of private...
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Unions urge OSHA to enforce swine flu worker protections
May 21, 2009Original source: With more than 5,000 confirmed and probable cases of the H1NI (swine flu) virus in the United States—including 82 infections in health care workers—as well as six deaths and reports that the virus is...
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