Labor

                
  • 30,000 jobs lost a day in March

    30,000 jobs lost a day in March

    April 5, 2009

    Original source: The bloodletting of U.S. jobs continues at an unprecedented pace: In March, the number of jobless workers worsened by 663,000, to 13.2 million, and the unemployment rate rose to 8.5 percent. That’s about 30,000...

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  • AT&T workers warn about possible strike

    AT&T workers warn about possible strike

    April 4, 2009

    OAKLAND, Calif. -- With most of their contracts expiring at midnight April 4, AT&T landline workers have been holding informational pickets around the country to emphasize they are serious about the strike authorization they passed by...

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  • Taking the boss hostage  and other workers stories

    Taking the boss hostage and other workers stories

    April 4, 2009

    When negotiations broke down in France over proposed cuts at a Caterpillar plant in Grenoble, the workers reacted by using what has now become a frequent tactic in that country : They took their bosses hostage....

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  • Workers call for hotel boycotts

    Workers call for hotel boycotts

    April 4, 2009

    SAN FRANCISCO -- Their spirited chants could be heard blocks away as workers at the HEI Meridien hotel picketed their workplace April 1, urging a boycott of the facility until the hotel’s management recognizes their right...

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  • Union membership good for Latino community

    Union membership good for Latino community

    April 3, 2009 By Seth Michaels

    To get a stake in America’s economy and a better life for themselves and their families, Latinos need the freedom to form unions and bargain—which means they need the Employee Free Choice Act.

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