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Some warn of anti-teacher agenda on school inequities report
April 29, 2009A new report says wide educational achievement gaps hurt our economy and need national attention. But some wonder if the report is being used to advance an anti-teacher-union agenda.
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Occupational safety and health in times of economic crisis: the need to resist temptation
April 28, 2009Original source: ILO Online With credit barely flowing and global demand on a downward slide, enterprises around the world are struggling to cope with the global economic crisis. Meanwhile, the numbers of unemployed and working poor...
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Health care reform rally: Yes we can!
April 28, 2009CLEVELAND HEIGHTS – Repeatedly chanting “Yes, We Can,” some 600 labor, retiree and community activists loudly voiced determination to win health care reform this year at a rally April 17 sponsored by Health Care for America...
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Former Republic workers welcome Vice President Biden to window factory
April 28, 2009CHICAGO – Union members with United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE) Local 1110 and former employees of the Republic Windows and Doors here welcomed Vice President Joe Biden to their factory April 27. Biden toured...
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GM to make deep cuts, Chrysler and UAW cut deal
April 28, 2009General Motors announced, April 27, plans to shut down plants, lay off workers, cut the number of its dealerships in half and eliminate its Pontiac division to meet government insistence that it fundamentally “restructure.” The announcement...
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