Labor
Anti-union bullying by the numbers
March 15, 2009Original source: Media coverage of the Employee Free Choice Act has so far focused mostly on the provision allowing workers to choose whether to hold a union election by secret ballot -- the only option now...
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Citigroup uses taypayer dollars to fight workers rights
March 15, 2009It seems that another bank on the public dole is using its taxpayer-subsidized time and resources to lobby against the Employee Free Choice Act.
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California could lose billions for jobless, if lawmakers don’t act quickly, labor warns
March 14, 2009Simple changes in state legislation can bring billions in federal funds to bolster unemployment benefits, the California Labor Federation says. But speedy action is vital, with unemployment at 10.1 percent in California, and benefits for tens...
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Workers welcome Free Choice Act
March 14, 2009SAN FRANCISCO — “Celebration” was the watchword as over 250 unionists and supporters gathered for a noontime rally at the Federal Building March 9 to mark the impending introduction into Congress of the Employee Free Choice...
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Some great films to watch this Womens History Month
March 13, 2009“Erin Brockovich” “ (2000) Starring Julia Roberts, this is the true story of a single mother who lands a clerical job in a law firm, then stumbles upon a giant power company’s systematic cover-up of how...
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