Labor
Worlds biggest hog boss meets its match: Smithfield workers take on global Goliath
January 26, 2007Jim Adams started at Smithfield Packing on the hog kill floor assembly line. He was hurt on his first day, and by the time his second shift ended he knew he’d better keep his mouth shut...
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Paying for protection: Two unions go to court to force OSHA to do its job
January 26, 2007Two prominent labor organizations have sued the Bush administration for failing to protect nearly 20 million workers from job injuries. In 1999 the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a rule...
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Freeze displaces thousands of California farmworkers
January 26, 2007California’s citrus and other crops have been devastated by five consecutive nights of sub-freezing temperatures that struck Jan. 12, dealing a sharp blow to growers and putting thousands of farmworkers out of work, especially in the...
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Janitors fight sweeps through Twin Cities
January 26, 2007MINNEAPOLIS (PAI) — Hundreds of janitors jammed a meeting Jan. 13 to overwhelmingly authorize a strike if a settlement cannot be reached with Twin Cities cleaning contractors
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Hotel room attendants tell their stories
January 26, 2007SAN JOSE, Calif. — The walls of the meeting room were lined with photos of dozens of women, their warm and friendly faces contrasting sharply with the close-ups of their swollen, work-scarred hands, mounted below. The...
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