Labor
Labor-backed think tank: Second big stimulus needed to ease worst crash since 1929
July 7, 2009A top economist at the labor-backed Economic Policy Institute said today that this month’s jobless figures and other economic indicators show the “urgent need” for “a second stimulus package as large as or even bigger than”...
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Unions seek a new definition of liberty health care for all
July 6, 2009When the founding fathers (and mothers) declared their goals of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” did they mean to include health care? This Fourth of July holiday, many unions and citizens are saying yes....
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Migrant workers’ cooperatives as a crisis response
July 4, 2009Original source: This year the theme of the International Day of Cooperatives focuses on the opportunities for co-operatives to effectively contribute to global economic recovery in times of crisis. In Indonesia, thousands of migrant workers, victims...
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First-ever union contract approved at worlds largest pork plant
July 3, 2009More than 5,000 workers at the world’s largest pork processing plant, Smithfield Packing in Tar Heel, N.C., approved their first-ever union contract in voting that ended Thursday. The contract was negotiated by United Food and Commercial...
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Unemployment rate hits 26 year high
July 3, 2009The unemployment rate soared to 9.5 percent in June, a 26-year high, and up a fraction from 9.4 percent in May. The Department of Labor said 467,000 jobs were lost in June. Also grim was the...
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