Labor
Postville takes center stage in national immigration debate
August 6, 2008The Iowa town of Postville took center stage – again - in the debate over the nation’s failed immigration system, as 1,500 people, including unionists, rallied July 27 in support of packinghouse workers there. The march...
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California workers condemn Schwarzenegger wage cut
August 5, 2008SAN FRANCISCO — Union members protest the decision by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to cut the wages of over two hundred thousand state workers to the Federal minimum wage of $6.55/hour, alleging he must do so...
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Governor issues pay-cut order, workers fight it
August 2, 2008California’s Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped the other shoe July 31 — or rather, he threw it at state workers — when he signed an executive order cutting the pay of up to 200,000 of them...
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Wal-Mart tells employees to vote against Democrats
August 2, 2008Don't think the 2008 elections are important? Wal-Mart does. That's why it's corporate executives are pressuring its supervisory employees to vote against Democrats in the November election, according to a recent article by the . What...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR: August 2
August 2, 2008Bush continues to block job safety rules A special subcommittee of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued stricter rules this month regarding cranes at construction sites. The additional rules were promulgated because of the recent...
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