Labor
Joining the middle class in 2007
October 5, 2007The United Food and Commercial Workers union, negotiating for thousands of grocery workers in Southern California, won a stunning victory in July, approving a new union contract that reversed the unfair two-tiered system they had been...
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Mad Moneys anti-union tantrum makes me mad
October 5, 2007The end of the historic strike against General Motors by the nation’s autoworkers may well signal the beginning of a fight by all workers against a new level of the corporate offensive against our jobs, our...
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EDITORIAL: Sexual harassment hurts all
October 5, 2007Every day women go to work and have to face various kinds of gender discrimination — an unfair wage differential, discrimination in health and other benefits, lack of advancement opportunities, and sexual harassment. Title VII of...
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Talks continue after first-ever security workers strike
October 5, 2007SAN FRANCISCO — Talks for a new contract continued this week after workers who provide security in prime downtown office buildings returned to their jobs Sept. 27 following a first-ever three-day strike. Workers, members of SEIU...
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EDITORIAL: The auto strike
September 28, 2007As we go to press, the United Auto Workers has called a time out in its strike against General Motors pending membership ratification of a new contract. It’s expected that the contract will be ratified quickly....
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