Labor
Immigrant workers stand up and win
August 24, 2007CHICAGO — Ten days after walking off their jobs, immigrant workers at Cygnus Corp.’s soap factory here scored a victory by being hired back without reprisals and with an increase in pay. An executive from Cygnus’...
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Fired nurses testify for patient safety
August 24, 2007MESQUITE, Texas — A panel of community leaders here heard testimony on the health care situation in North Texas on Aug. 15. The firing of three registered nurses who stood up for patient safety in spite...
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Guild fights union-busting by media giant
August 24, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — The national media chain that now owns nearly all daily newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area said Aug. 13 it was withdrawing recognition of the union representing newsroom employees. Media advocates see...
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Fury and grief in Utah mining town
August 24, 2007The same day that Jocka Jones laid to rest her brother, who was killed trying to rescue six trapped Utah miners, officials of the Crandall Canyon Mine said it would soon be back in business. Choking...
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Chicago teachers may be forced to strike
August 17, 2007CHICAGO — Thirty-two thousand members of the Chicago Teachers Union are prepared to go on strike, if they have to, before school starts here on Sept. 4. Hundreds of teachers met at Plumber’s Hall to discuss...
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