Labor
Communities rally for worker rights bill
April 3, 2009Rush Limbaugh does bosses’ bidding on EFCA CLEVELAND — As part of a growing grassroots movement, over 100 community and labor activists rallied for the Employee Free Choice Act in Cleveland Public Square March 30. During...
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Decline in support for employee free choice a figment of Big Bizs imagination
April 3, 2009Joe the Plumber outed on EFCA Opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act are attempting to fool both elected officials and the media into thinking that there’s a grassroots movement against the bill. Fearful of the...
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Obama honors César Chavezs birthday
April 2, 2009Original source: What a difference a year makes. While the Bush White House tried to thwart workers’ rights and all that the late César Chávez fought for, Barack Obama adopted Chávez’s rallying cry as his campaign...
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Chicago rallies for Employee Free Choice
April 2, 2009CHICAGO – Imagine the day when working people’s right to decide to join a union is guaranteed and protected by law. That day will come, many argue, when the Employee Free Choice Act is finally signed...
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Car talk: whats wrong, whos to blame?
April 2, 2009President Obama’s auto task force is giving Chrysler 30 days to finalize a merger with Fiat, and General Motors 60 days to further consolidate brands, reduce debt and show additional plans to produce fuel efficient “green”...
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