Labor
Union crew avoids pirate takeover, but ships captain held hostage
April 10, 2009Original source: A U.S.-flagged and crewed merchant ship carrying food relief supplies to Kenya was boarded by Somali pirates earlier today some 350 miles off the African coast. According to the latest news reports, the crew...
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Of long fuses and seven league boots: US labor today
April 9, 2009I don’t know if Steven Greenhouse, of the New York Times, writes his own headlines. Doubt it. But I was sure struck by his article headlined, “In America, Labor has an Unusually Long Fuse.” It reminded...
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Pittsburgh janitors, science center battle over unionization
April 9, 2009Original source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette If the story of the janitors and groundskeepers at the Carnegie Science Center weren't true, it would seem as if the advocates of the Employee Free Choice Act were making it up....
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Union leaders announce new progress in push to unite labor movement
April 9, 2009The AFL-CIO, Change to Win and the National Education Association announced April 7 the creation of the National Labor Coordinating Committee to hammer out a final agreement among their affiliated unions to unite the entire American...
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CWA forms ‘statewide picket line’ to protest furloughs in New Jersey
April 8, 2009Members of the Communications Workers of America formed a “statewide picket line” on Tuesday to protest a proposal by New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine for state workers to accept 12 unpaid furlough days and forgo pay...
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