Labor
Republic workers may get greener jobs
January 15, 2009CHICAGO -- A leading company in the green window business, California-based Serious Materials, is in the final stages of working out a purchase agreement of Republic Windows and Doors assets, according to United Electrical Workers Local...
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Obama considers union leaders for administration posts
January 15, 2009The times they are a changing! As the most anti-labor president since Calvin Coolidge vacates the White House, the incoming administration is mulling over the names of labor leaders it is considering for many government slots....
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Obama considers union leaders for administration posts
January 14, 2009The times they are a changing! As the most anti-labor president since Calvin Coolidge vacates the White House, the incoming administration is mulling over the names of labor leaders it is considering for many government slots....
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Poll shows growing support for Employee Free Choice Act
January 13, 2009A poll by Peter Hart Research, one of the nation’s most reputable polling outfits, shows that Americans now support passage of the Employee Free Choice act by a whopping 78 to 22 percent margin, a record...
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Unions take first steps to re-unite labor movement
January 10, 2009The nations’ biggest labor unions are moving to bring all American unions back together under the umbrella of one national labor federation. The presidents of 12 of the country’s largest unions called Jan. 7 for reuniting...
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