Labor
Iraq vet faces new battle worker rights at home
February 20, 2009CHICAGO — “The irony of it all – Bush got on TV and said we were in Iraq because we had to get rid of weapons of mass destruction, stop terrorism and spread democracy over there....
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Detroit honors sit-downers, new and old
February 19, 2009DETROIT — Sit-downers past and present were honored here recently during a “workers’ victory tour” by members of United Electrical Workers (UE) Local 1110 who last December staged a successful sit-down at the Republic Windows plant...
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20,000 telecom workers set to strike, and more bargaining news
February 19, 2009Original source: Some 20,000 telecommunications workers at AT&T are set to strike, and more updates here from the “Bargaining Digest Weekly.” The AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department delivers daily, bargaining-related news and research resources to more than...
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Hollywood actors, producers resume labor talks as strike fears fade
February 19, 2009(Xinhua) Hollywood's largest actors union and the trade group representing major studios Tuesday resumed labor talks to renew an already expired contract, as possibilities of another industry-wide strike have faded.
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Wal-Mart: recession profiteer
February 18, 2009Original source: Bank and insurance CEOs aren’t the only ones getting rewarded for horrendous behavior in this recession. There’s Wal-Mart, whom Newsweek now has anointed as “Our Corporate Savior.” (Hat tip to dakine01.) “Wal-Mart recently announced...
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