Labor
Workers rally to build justice at Pulte
June 1, 2007BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Led by several Latino construction workers from the Southwest and by Robert Masciola of the national AFL-CIO, an informational rally was held outside of the shareholders meeting of Pulte Homes, Inc., at the...
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Border insecurity rises, as does the temperature
June 1, 2007TUCSON, Ariz. — While Congress debates “tougher security at the border,” the temperature is rising above 100 degrees in the Sonoran Desert. Already 84 bodies have been found along the Mexico-Arizona border, more than this time...
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Black unionists assail wage, wealth gaps
June 1, 2007Stressing civil rights and labor rights, delegates eye 2008 elections CHICAGO — Answering the question, “Are the civil rights and labor movements united?” with a resounding “more than ever,” the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists held...
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Labor/equality alliance lives
May 25, 2007It is appropriate that Chicago, where the fight for the 8-hour day began so dramatically at Haymarket Square 120 years ago, is the site of this year’s Coalition of Black Trade Unionists convention. Chicago is also...
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Laundry workers vow to strike till we win
May 25, 2007CHICAGO — Some 20 laundry workers who have been on strike since last July at Lechner and Sons, a uniform-rental and industrial laundering company in nearby Mount Prospect, Ill., joined with community and labor leaders to...
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