Labor
School chief fires every teacher at town’s only high school
February 15, 2010The school superintendent in Central Falls, R.I., says she will fire all 74 teachers at the town's only high school, after their union refused to accept her demands.
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Support is building for Transportation Security officers
February 15, 2010Transportation Security Officers responsible for keeping the country's airways safe and secure have been fighting their own struggle for security through collective bargaining rights.
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Labor campaigns vs. NUMMI closure
February 14, 2010Workers at the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plant ratchet up pressure to keep the plant open despite Toyota's decision to shut it down in March.
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Safeway janitors stop work, tired of intimidation
February 12, 2010Frustrated by the intimidation tactics of Safeway's janitorial services contractors, janitors who clean Safeway supermarkets in northern California stopped work on the night of Feb. 10.
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Hatch, Grassley play games with jobs bill
February 10, 2010Senate Democrats yesterday came close to, but then backed off from, unveiling an $85 billion dollar "bipartisan" jobs bill that contains many planks drawn up by their Republican colleagues.
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