Labor
Autoworkers hit with one-two punch
November 24, 2005Delphi wage cut scheme, GM layoff plan DETROIT (PAI) — United Auto Workers members were hit with a one-two punch in late November, as bankrupt Delphi Auto Parts disclosed its latest wage proposals — which would...
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September 23, 2005Boeing grounded for third week Production remains totally shut down at Boeing facilities across the U.S. as a strike of 18,000 aerospace workers enters its third week, according to Machinist Union spokesperson Connie Kelliher. Strikers are...
Read moreEDITORIAL: Support the Northwest Airline strikers
August 26, 2005“If we had only stopped them at PATCO” became a common labor refrain in the union-busting years of the Reagan administration. Most in labor will now acknowledge that the lack of full labor solidarity was a...
Read moreCintas workers win environmental cleanup
August 26, 2005BRANFORD, Conn. — In a groundbreaking agreement, the Cintas Corp. has signed a pact with the state of Connecticut to stop using detergents which contain ingredients known as APEs (alkyphenol ethoxylates). APEs are toxic to fish...
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August 26, 2005LABOR UPDATE Conyers to speak at Boston hearing on health care crisis The Greater Boston Labor Council and several local unions are among the more than 30 grassroots organizations sponsoring a hearing at Boston’s historic Faneuil...
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