collective bargaining
Union victory is sweet, says Piedmont Airlines worker (video)
July 29, 2011In this video, Piedmont Airlines ramp worker Abdur Dilal tells the more than 1,100 delegates and guests at the Communications Workers convention about the hard-fought campaign to win a union.
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Unionists say America needs collective bargaining
July 13, 2011"Our challenge is to build a movement that restores the American Dream," said Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen.
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It’s union time at America’s airports!
June 23, 2011After a ten-year struggle, 40,000 workers at 450 airports across the nation are celebrating today after choosing the AFGE as their union and sole bargaining agent.
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Texas AFL-CIO meet was bright spot in dark sky
June 13, 2011Labor leaders in Texas came together to renew the call for jobs, livable wages, human services and democratic reforms for state workers and workers across the nation.
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Three Wisconsin Republicans will face recalls, and maybe more
May 24, 2011MADISON, Wis. - After a historic signature collection drive mounted by unions and their allies, three of the GOP senators who rammed through Gov. Scott Walker's bill to kill collective bargaining rights for state workers will...
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