Labor

THIS WEEK IN LABOR

February 10, 2006

Asbestos bill toxic The interests of asbestos makers and their insurers “have become paramount and the needs of victims have become secondary” in the asbestos bill being debated in the Senate, said AFL-CIO President John Sweeney...

N.Y. transit dispute still unresolved

February 10, 2006

NEW YORK — The dispute between Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority following transit workers’ rejection of a proposed contract continues. While the union is seeking to return to good faith bargaining,...

Iranian govt uses force on Tehran transport strikers

February 3, 2006

Iranian police brutally attacked activists of the Tehran and Suburbs Public Transport Trade Union over the Jan. 28-29 weekend. Their strike was violently broken up and nearly 1,200 trade union activists and strikers were arrested. The...

PEOPLES HEALTH: Mineworker president on coal tragedies

February 3, 2006 By PAI

Putting “the coal industry in charge” of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is leading to dangerous conditions for the nation’s coal miners, United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts told lawmakers at a Jan. 23...

THIS WEEK IN LABOR

February 3, 2006

Legal services union: ‘Impeach Bush/Cheney’ Both Bush and Cheney should be impeached for lying to the American people in order to start an unjust war, and for spying upon civilians without a warrant, said a resolution...