Labor
Labor choruses sing for peace, workers rights
December 8, 2006CD REVIEW The Great Choral Convergence Live Produced by Bobbie Rabinowitz Oasis Recordings, 2006 $14.95 Available at cdbaby.com/cd/greatchoralcon Attend a rally or march these days and your spirits will likely be lifted by a labor chorus...
Read moreHousing costs: Why cant union workers live in NYC?
December 8, 2006Workers’ CorrespondenceNew York City’s rapidly increasing cost of living makes residency within its five boroughs unaffordable. During recent contract negotiations between the city and AFSCME DC 37 moves were made toward giving public workers the right...
Read moreCoal miners still await action for safe mines
December 8, 2006PITTSBURGH — Mining is a basic industry, not given to fluff or mounds of paper. Despite the history-making call by West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin to halt coal production in the state in the wake of...
Read moreLabor-backed candidate battles DeLay crony in southwest Texas
December 8, 2006News Analysis The race for the 23rd Congressional District Seat is as hot as a San Antonio jalapeño pepper. Labor-backed Democrat Ciro Rodriguez is pitted in a Dec. 12 runoff election against Bush Republican Henry Bonilla,...
Read moreOakland Airport workers rally for union rights
December 2, 2006OAKLAND, Calif. — In a pre-Thanksgiving outpouring of solidarity, over 200 union and community activists gathered at Oakland International Airport Nov. 22 to demand union rights and fair treatment for workers who provide Southwest Airlines passengers...
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