Labor
Some warn of anti-teacher agenda on school inequities report
April 29, 2009A new report says wide educational achievement gaps hurt our economy and need national attention. But some wonder if the report is being used to advance an anti-teacher-union agenda.
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Occupational safety and health in times of economic crisis: the need to resist temptation
April 28, 2009Original source: ILO Online With credit barely flowing and global demand on a downward slide, enterprises around the world are struggling to cope with the global economic crisis. Meanwhile, the numbers of unemployed and working poor...
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GM to make deep cuts, Chrysler and UAW cut deal
April 28, 2009General Motors announced, April 27, plans to shut down plants, lay off workers, cut the number of its dealerships in half and eliminate its Pontiac division to meet government insistence that it fundamentally “restructure.” The announcement...
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Busloads of Texas CWA members head to Dallas for AT&T meet
April 28, 2009Hundreds of CWA members from all over District 6, and some from even further away, are making the trek to Dallas by bus and van, to arrive Friday May 1st, for AT&T's annual shareholder meeting. Members...
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Congress to hold safety hearings on Workers Memorial Day
April 28, 2009WASHINGTON - (PAI) Just over two years ago, in one of the most horrific individual industrial accidents in recent memory, Eleazar Torres Gomez was sucked into a 300-degree industrial dryer at a Cintas laundry plant in...
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