Labor
Black union leaders continue to make history
April 13, 2007CHICAGO — Three seasoned Black union leaders came together recently at the home of the Rev. Addie Wyatt on this city’s South Side. Katie Jordan, president of the Chicago chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union...
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Privatization runs amok in NYC subway
April 13, 2007NEW YORK CITY — Officials of the Transit Chapter of the Civil Service Technical Guild, the union representing the engineers, architects and scientists who work for the city’s transportation authority here, are decrying the anticipated May...
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Pima County workers go union
April 13, 2007TUCSON, Ariz. — In what may be the biggest union gain in Arizona history, Pima County employees voted a whopping 94 percent in favor of union representation. The Service Employees union, SEIU Arizona, is now the...
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Airport service workers demand fairness
April 13, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — As travelers streamed into the Southwest Airlines terminal at Oakland’s International Airport April 5 on one of the year’s busiest travel days, they were greeted by an unusual sight — a crowd of...
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Community backs Hayward teachers 100%
April 13, 2007HAYWARD, Calif. — Solidarity filled the air April 6 as hundreds of parents, students and community supporters gathered in Birchfield Park to express their backing for striking Hayward teachers. Some 1,300 teachers represented by the Hayward...
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