Labor
Town, migrant workers celebrate diversity
August 18, 2006RANTOUL, Ill. — Over a hundred people enjoyed culture and community at the 2nd Annual Rantoul Harvest Festival in this central Illinois town, Aug. 6 — a celebration of the town’s diverse population and its migrant...
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Utility workers fired up over service cuts
August 18, 2006DEARBORN, Mich. — Hundreds of utility workers rallied at their union hall in Dearborn, Mich., Aug. 2 and 3, to protest plans by Michigan utility DTE/Michcon to close more call centers and customer service offices. Two...
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Stop Kroger the ogre
August 18, 2006“Stop Kroger the ogre” was the chant of nearly 2,000 Teamster members and their supporters, led by International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James Hoffa, at a rally at the Kroger warehouse in Livonia, Mich., Aug. 6....
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Photo of the month
August 18, 2006Nick Kaleba of Press Associates Inc. submitted several photos depicting a Chicago rally against a pending National Labor Relations Board ruling that could make nurses “supervisors” and leave them ineligible for union protection. The picture above,...
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AFL-CIO, day laborers in watershed pact
August 18, 2006Going to work, getting paid, coming home in one piece and walking your neighborhood with dignity is the goal of a new “watershed” partnership between the AFL-CIO and a network of 140 immigrant worker centers in...
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