Labor
Obama ground game surges in Western Pa.
October 31, 2008With time running out, John McCain floundered against surging voter support for Barack Obama in Pennsylvania and other battleground states that could determine who wins the presidency Nov. 4. Thousands of Obama enthusiasts packed the Mellon...
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Unions help shift red states to blue
October 31, 2008A united labor movement, fighting for a U.S. economy that once again creates millions of good-paying jobs, is on the verge of making history. In the final days of the election countdown, an unprecedented labor mobilization...
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Unions help shift red states to blue
October 31, 2008A united labor movement, fighting for a U.S. economy that once again creates millions of good-paying jobs, is on the verge of making history. In the final days of the election countdown, an unprecedented labor mobilization...
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Smithfield drops lawsuit against union
October 30, 2008In a victory for workers at the nation’s largest pork processing plant Smithfield Foods, located in Tar Heel, N.C., dropped a racketeering and extortion lawsuit against the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Oct. 27, with...
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Machinists win tentative deal with Boeing
October 29, 2008The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) announced Oct. 27 that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Boeing Company on a contract that will improve job security for its members and curb...
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