Labor
Historic Pullman hosts Chicago Labor Day events
August 26, 2009CHICAGO - On September 7 the Illinois AFL-CIO, Chicago Federation of Labor, Illinois Labor History Society, numerous other unions and social organizations join with groups from the south side Pullman community to host a rally and...
Read moreWorkers forced to strike for health care
August 26, 2009CHICAGO — Every month Norma Trinidad gets her medication refilled. In her last trip to the pharmacy she was told her health insurance had been terminated. Ordinarily Trinidad pays about $48 each refill. Yet now she...
Read moreWorkers demand Toyota keep NUMMI plant open
August 22, 2009FREMONT, Calif. ― Hundreds of auto workers gathered outside their union hall, across from the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) auto plant, Aug. 20 to hear a parade of state and local elected officials and...
Read moreHealth reform supporters take center stage
August 21, 2009Much of the media continues to focus on details of the Obama administration’s health reform strategy, the role of a handful of senators who represent almost as many cows as people, and the bizarre tactics of...
Read moreUnions go global to tell truth on British health service
August 20, 2009A three-million strong global union has launched a campaign to counter lies being spread by some opponents of the White House's health reform plans. US rightwingers assert that US President Barack Obama's drive to guarantee affordable...
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