Labor
CWA forms ‘statewide picket line’ to protest furloughs in New Jersey
April 8, 2009Members of the Communications Workers of America formed a “statewide picket line” on Tuesday to protest a proposal by New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine for state workers to accept 12 unpaid furlough days and forgo pay...
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Battle Congress cant escape: Fight for employee free choice follows lawmakers home
April 8, 2009When people think about the fight for labor law reform that is front and center these days in organized labor’s push for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, they think of groups lobbying in the...
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Student week of action promotes Employee Free Choice nationwide
April 8, 2009This past week, students across the country mobilized to pass the Employee Free Choice Act in the Student Labor Action Project’s annual Student Labor Week of Action.
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‘West Wing’ stars lobby for Employee Free Choice Act
April 8, 2009WASHINGTON -- (PAI) In their long run on the nation’s television screens, Martin Sheen, Brad Whitford and Richard Schiff were always in the “West Wing,” but never on Capitol Hill -- until now. But on March...
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Teacher union organizes three charter schools, an area-wide first
April 7, 2009CHICAGO -- In a historic step, an overwhelming majority of teachers at three area charter school campuses, joined by parents and community leaders, filed authorization cards April 3 with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board to...
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