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Public spending at issue as G-20 meets
June 24, 2010TORONTO - The G-8/G-20 summit here this week could determine the future of global economic recovery, as the U.S. and Europe take opposing positions on spending and budget cuts.
Read moreObama may face union picket line in Toronto
June 22, 2010President Barack Obama and other international leaders arriving for their June 26-27 summit here may encounter something they didn't expect: a hotel workers' picket line.
Read moreGlobal union leaders blast financial greed
June 22, 2010VANCOUVER, Canada - As a world congress of the International Trade Union Confederation got under way here Monday, leaders blasted the economic crisis hitting working people.
Read moreVale Inco declares war on striking steelworkers
May 12, 2010Last week mediated talks broke off between United Steelworkers Local 6500 and Vale Inco, the giant Brazilian owned transnational mining company, at two mines in Ontario, Canada.
Read moreThe beauty and the beast of the Olympics
February 26, 2010The Olympics should be about the beauty of sports and competition without the beast of corporate profits.
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