Labor
Forget Stella DOro cookies! Support striking workers
December 22, 2008BRONX, N.Y. — My mother loved Stella D’Oro “S” cookies. She would eat two every morning, dunking the anise-flavored delight in her coffee. I always felt a loyalty to the brand based on that childhood memory....
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UAW Michigan family holds onto Christmas
December 20, 2008DETROIT — Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor, Mich., stood to make a lot of money Dec. 12 with the scheduled appearance there of ex-Tiger pitching great and Hall of Famer Jim Bunning. Michigan residents were supposed...
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A win for workers is a win for all
December 20, 2008Employee Free Choice Act is key to recovery As 2008 comes to an end the labor movement has much to celebrate including the election of our first African American president, the win for union representation for...
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Union leaders welcome Solis choice as labor secretary
December 19, 2008WASHINGTON (PAI)--Union leaders welcomed the choice of pro-worker Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) as Labor Secretary in the incoming Democratic Obama administration. If confirmed by the Senate, Solis would replace anti-worker GOP Bush Labor Secretary Elaine Chao....
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Rural women working harder for the money, study finds
December 18, 2008DURHAM, N.H. — In rural America, 70 percent of married mothers with children under six work for pay, finds a new report spanning nearly 40 years of women’s employment trends. As men’s employment rates have dropped...
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