Labor
Workers drown in pink slip flood
March 15, 2008Only a week after releasing the most dismal consumer spending figures in eight years, the government said, March 7, that 63,000 workers lost their jobs in February — another sure sign that the economy is in...
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Mexican-American Emma Tenayuca fought for women workers
March 8, 2008By 1934, Emma Tennyuca she was 18-years-old and was arrested for her leadership role in the organization of Mexican women in the Finck Cigar Strike. It was the first time in San Antonio’s labor history when...
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UAW workers go on strike at American Axle
February 28, 2008DETROIT—The United Auto Workers struck American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc at 12:01 a.m. Feb. 26 when no deal was reached on a new labor pact. The largest proportion of American Axle parts are for GM’s...
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Janitors kick off contract campaign
February 22, 2008OAKLAND, Calif. — Janitors represented by Service Employees International Union held coordinated actions around California late last week as they kicked off their campaign to win new union master contracts covering workers in southern and northern...
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Battling the right to work scam
February 12, 2008This past Labor Day, trade unionists were outraged to wake up and read an editorial in The Detroit News arguing for a “right-to-work” law in Michigan. Right-to-work bills failed to garner majority support in the Michigan...
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