Labor
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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Stimulus bill a must, but only the beginning
February 14, 2009Although the labor movement is cheering passage of the president’s stimulus bill, leaders of unions and organizations allied with them are pointing out that the bill, itself, is far from perfect and that much more will...
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AFL-CIO favors ‘mixed’ health care system, Sweeney says
February 13, 2009WASHINGTON (PAI) The AFL-CIO favors a mixed public-private universal health care system, with government, business and individuals all sharing in its costs and with strong cost controls, including a government-run insurance alternative to keep the private...
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