Labor
PEOPLES HEALTH: Mineworker president on coal tragedies
February 3, 2006Putting “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...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
February 3, 2006Legal 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...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
January 27, 2006AFSCME, SEIU unite against cuts Two of the nation’s largest unions of health care workers are joining forces to target 11 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives in an all-out effort to defeat budget...
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Hotel workers issue wake-up call
January 27, 2006Many-top-of-the-line hotels brag about their “heavenly beds.” But triple sheets, oversize mattresses, heavy comforters and five or six pillows make for a work load from hell for today’s hotel workers. And while global hotel chains are...
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Ford to cut 25,000 to 30,000 jobs
January 27, 2006DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs and shutter 14 plants in a sweeping restructuring of its North American auto business. The cuts represent up to 25 percent of...
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