Labor
Catholic hospital chain pressed on low wages
August 10, 2007CHICAGO (PAI) — Four years ago, Araceli Romero’s son Julio developed a serious infection. Romero, a laundress at Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago — flagship of one of the nation’s largest Catholic health care medical chains...
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Washington and Chiquita partners in terror
August 10, 2007Revelations of ties between the Chiquita Brands International, based in Cincinnati, and right-wing terrorist groups in Colombia highlight corporate crimes and swagger in a country rife with suffering. They also show Washington’s hypocrisy regarding terrorism. Chiquita,...
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Workers beat back Waste Managements challenge
August 10, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — Residents and businesses here and in neighboring cities heaved a collective sigh of relief this week as garbage workers returned to work July 30 at Waste Management of Alameda County, proud that with...
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Working families challenge candidates: What will you do to change things?
August 10, 2007CHICAGO — They came to Soldier Field, not to cheer for the hometown Bears, but to challenge presidential candidates to represent the rainbow of working people on Main Street, not Wall Street. At the unprecedented gathering...
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Wide support for garbage workers
July 27, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — As Waste Management, Inc.’s lockout of garbage workers in Alameda County communities entered its fourth week, union pickets at the company’s headquarters here were more determined than ever. In a conversation sometimes overwhelmed...
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