Labor
700 unionists ring bells to knock out Santorum
October 13, 2006Angry steelworkers drive Bush brother into subway closetPITTSBURGH — Laughter, cheers and applause filled the Steelworkers union headquarters here, Oct. 7, when Allegheny County Labor Council President Jack Shea introduced steelworkers who had forced Florida Gov....
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While remembering 9/11, dont forget the workers
October 6, 2006Study shows ground zero workers face serious health problems. Bush administration offered cover-ups and lies.
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TAKE BACK OHIO moves to high gear
September 29, 2006Labor walks fan out through a dozen cities in battleground stateCLEVELAND — “We’ve swung into high gear,” said Harriet Applegate, Cleveland area coordinator for Take Back Ohio, the effort by organized labor to oust key right-wing...
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Unions demand: Release Colombian labor lawyer
September 28, 2006Public Services International, a trade union federation of 640 public sector unions in 155 countries, including the U.S., demanded the release of Dr. Alberto Carvajal Salcedo, 70, a Colombian labor and human rights lawyer imprisoned recently
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Living wage fight not over
September 23, 2006CHICAGO — Although the City Council failed to overturn Mayor Richard Daley’s veto of the Big Box Living Wage Ordinance, supporters of the measure say the battle will continue. The council had passed the ordinance by...
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