Labor
Mexican-American Emma Tenayuca fought for women workers
March 8, 2008By 1934, Emma Tennyuca she was 18-years-old and was arrested for her leadership role in the organization of Mexican women in the Finck Cigar Strike. It was the first time in San Antonio’s labor history when...
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Labor leaders slam politicians who ignore the real problem with NAFTA
March 6, 2008SAN DIEGO, Calif. — As trade issues took center stage in the Democratic primaries March 4, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, meeting here, criticized politicians and the media for handling the trade problem as a “separate and...
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Speak out against Bushs new guest worker rules
March 5, 2008The United Farm Workers Union is asking all progressive people to object to the new rules for agricultural guest workers that the Bush administration is pushing. At the beginning of February, President George Bush announced new...
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UAW workers go on strike at American Axle
February 28, 2008DETROIT—The United Auto Workers struck American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc at 12:01 a.m. Feb. 26 when no deal was reached on a new labor pact. The largest proportion of American Axle parts are for GM’s...
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Union to county: Put Aramark contract out to bid
February 27, 2008OAKLAND, Calif. – UNITE HERE union members gathered across from Alameda County’s Glenn Dyer Detention Facility Feb. 19 to demand that the county put its contract for food services at county jail facilities out to bid,...
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