Labor
Verizon threatens strikers with health care cutoff
August 18, 2011Workers this week will miss their first paycheck as result of the strike, now in its 11th day. Pension and disability benefits were suspended as the strike began.
Read moreTrumpet-makers on strike get a brass band boost
August 17, 2011Facing cuts in wages and health care as well as total elimination of their pensions, workers at the highly profitable Conn-Selmer plant went on strike.
Read moreSteelworkers “stand up, fight back” (with video)
August 17, 2011"Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed" - Lincoln's quote opened the United Steelworkers Convention.
Read moreSt. Louis labor and community rallies to support Verizon strikers
August 16, 2011CWA members, union supporters and community activists rallied outside of a St. Louis Verizon store.
Read moreUnions say Verizon taking its cue from Wisconsin’s governor
August 15, 2011Union leaders say Verizon management, taking its lead from right-wing GOP governors, is trying to kill public support for its striking workers by portraying them as an overpaid elite.
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