Labor

                
  • Small town takes on Tysons greed

    Small town takes on Tysons greed

    November 27, 2003

    Opinion They say you should never watch sausage being made, but if you want to see something really disgusting, check out the way Tyson Inc., the world’s largest meat company, is treating the good people of...

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  • Cintas hit for sweatshop methods

    Cintas hit for sweatshop methods

    November 27, 2003

    NEW YORK – Calling for an investigation into sweatshop conditions at Cintas facilities that service 11 universities nationwide, workers detailed serious abuses of workers’ rights at a press conference unveiling a report submitted to the Fair...

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  • Pondering the teacher shortage

    Pondering the teacher shortage

    November 27, 2003

    Workers’ Correspondence There is no arguing that teaching is one of the most emotionally draining professions due to the fact that teachers must put so much of their personal selves into their work every day. Coming...

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  • Decent paying jobs still elusive

    Decent paying jobs still elusive

    November 27, 2003 By Art Perlo

    Despite Bush administration claims that there’s an economic recovery underway, the latest employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics offer a grim picture for several key categories of workers.

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  • Miami police state actions condemned

    Miami police state actions condemned

    November 27, 2003

    MIAMI – Calling it a “military operation,” Stop the Free Trade Area of the Americas organizers condemned the “unprecedented, unnecessary and unprovoked” police use of force here Nov. 20 against law-abiding, peaceful protesters.

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