Labor
Bush yanks union rights from 8,600 federal workers
December 6, 2008WASHINGTON (PAI)--He may be on his way out of Washington, but GOP President George W. Bush is still yanking union rights away from federal employees. His latest victims: 8,600 workers, 1,000 of them now represented by...
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Jobless rates rise, 533,000 more people lose their jobs in November
December 6, 2008WASHINGTON (PAI)--With the nation now officially in a recession for a year -- and expected to stay that way all next year -- the U.S. jobless rate rose 0.2 percent in November to 6.7 percent, the...
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The media myth: Detroit’s $70-an-hour autoworker
December 6, 2008From Media Matters: It's been one week since New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin wrote that at General Motors, 'the average worker was paid about $70 an hour, including health care and pension costs.'...
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Wages in industrial countries to drop, UN labor group warns
December 6, 2008The economic crisis is likely to result in wage declines all over the world, with wages dropping faster than production, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said in a report it issued Nov. 28. In the 20...
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Labor was key in turning Ohio, and U.S., blue
December 6, 2008CLEVELAND — According to preliminary data, organized labor can claim credit for nearly 40 percent of Barack Obama’s vote in Ohio, turning the state from red to blue, a key element of the national Democratic victory....
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