Food
Union flags fly along the Maine coast
August 20, 2013There are some 6,000-plus lobster boat workers in Maine that best fit Victor Hugo's general description of them more than a century ago - toilers of the sea.
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Layoffs threaten fresh food program in Chicago
July 25, 2013Documents uncovered by Unite Here, Local 1 indicate that 200 to 300 more lunchroom workers may be on the chopping block.
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Today in labor history: Streetcar strike births po’ boy sandwich
July 1, 2013Some 1,100 streetcar workers strike in New Orleans on July 1, 1929, spurring the creation of the po' boy sandwich.
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Paula Deen, Inc. filled America with junk food
July 1, 2013Paula Deen lived by the cleaver and she died by the cleaver. She skyrocketed to fame and fortune based on a caricature.
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What they didn’t tell you about the Twinkies comeback!
June 27, 2013The trimmed-down Hostess has a far less costly operating structure than the predecessor company, but workers are no longer unionized.
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