Labor
The fight for the EFCA in the land of Wal-Mart
March 19, 2009Original source: In the battle surrounding the Employee Free Choice Act, legislators from one Southern state could make all the difference. Arkansas could be pushed front-and-center in the coming months as the showdown over the pro-worker...
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Brazils president, Sweeney discuss global economy
March 17, 2009Original source: AFL-CIO President John Sweeney met with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva this past weekend, prior to Lula’s White House meeting with President Obama. Lula, a metalworker and internationally recognized trade union leader...
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Stimulus creates opportunities for unions in the new clean-energy economy
March 17, 2009Reposted from Workday Minnesota ST. PAUL - President Barack Obama last month signed into law a $787 billion economic stimulus package that invests heavily in sweeping clean-energy and energy-efficiency programs. Proponents of the stimulus, including labor...
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Ohio city backs pension fight: proud to stand with steelworkers
March 17, 2009CANTON, Ohio — The City Council in this steel town last week, in a chamber packed with men and women in union caps and jackets, unanimously passed a resolution supporting the steelworkers’ fight to regain their...
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UPDATED: RI workers found their factory doors locked, now demand justice
March 17, 2009EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Workers who were locked out of their jobs at a local factory two months ago are demanding, “Pay us what you owe us.”
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