Labor
Consumer groups demand Congress pass Employee Free Choice Act
January 3, 2009WASHINGTON (PAI)--Saying it would help consumers, help stop predatory lenders and “ensure workers’ hard-earned wages go to supporting their families and communities,” seven leading consumer organizations demanded the new Democratic-run 111th Congress pass the Employee Free...
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Labor’s legislative agenda includes stimulus, Employee Free Choice Act and more
January 2, 2009WASHINGTON (PAI)--With the new Democratic-run 111th Congress convening on Jan. 6, and with larger pro-worker majorities, labor has assembled a legislative agenda that starts with the Employee Free Choice Act and a massive stimulus bill, but...
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2008: What a year for labor
December 31, 2008Talk about a sea change. A President-elect who actually walks on picketlines rather than busts unions. Unprecedented independent labor political action that arguably made the difference in changing the direction of our country. Stunning victories at...
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Union win at Smithfield points to importance of Employee Free Choice Act
December 31, 2008TAR HEEL, N.C. (PAI)--After 15 years, three elections and rampant company labor law-breaking during the campaigns before the first two, the United Food and Commercial Workers finally won recognition at Smithfield company’s giant pork processing and...
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The year in headlines: election and economy
December 30, 2008WASHINGTON (PAI)--The election, the election, the election…and the economy. Or maybe, by the end of the year, it was: The economy, the economy, the economy and the election. Or, actually, it was both. As reflected in...
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