Labor
Needed now: a national retirement security program
May 1, 2009An autoworker we know is facing the possible slashing of his General Motors pension, earned in decades of work. Even with the full pension and his Social Security check, this 79-year-old retiree can barely cover his...
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At Chrysler its the workers, as usual, who come to the rescue
May 1, 2009The rank-and-file approved, on April 29, a deal between the United Auto Workers union and Chrysler LLC that involves major new concessions by workers that will help the automaker slash costs and hang on in its...
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Stella D’Oro strike continues, support grows
April 30, 2009BRONX, N.Y. -- Over a hundred members of the NY State United Teachers and the PSC (Professional and Staff Congress -- CUNY) joined Stella D'Oro bakery workers on their picket line in the northwest Bronx here...
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Heartbeat of America on life-support: How did we get here, and now what?
April 30, 2009DETROIT — In 1970, the United Auto Workers had 395,000 hourly workers at General Motors plants, but two years from now that number will have plummeted to 38,000. How did we get to this point? Long...
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VP Biden affirms Obama admin.’s support for EFCA
April 30, 2009Rumors of the demise of the Employee Free Choice Act are greatly exaggerated. In a teleconference with reporters April 29th to tout the administration's accomplishments in its first 100 days, Vice President Joe Biden told reporters...
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