Labor
World labor: Let the inspectors work
February 7, 2003The AFL-CIO added its voice to the growing opposition to war with Iraq last week when federation President John Sweeney joined with John Monks, general secretary of the British Trades Union Congress, to urge President Bush...
Read moreLabor, community gird for Feb. 15 UN march
February 7, 2003NEW YORK – Across the city and the nation there has been a surge of activity as unions, community organizations, churches and individuals organize for what is shaping up to be the largest mobilization yet against...
Read moreAFL-CIO tells Bush and Congress: Get real on the economy
January 31, 2003The AFL-CIO charged in a Jan. 27 report that, despite President Bush’s rosy claims, the economy is in worse shape than it was two years ago when measured by all the key indicators important to working...
Read moreLayoffs hit P&W workers
January 31, 2003HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut continues to reel from layoffs, as 600 Pratt & Whitney (P&W) workers join the ranks of 2,800 state workers who received pink slips in the last week. Daily rallies by thousands of...
Read moreGuilty coal operator takes no action
January 30, 2003TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. – This is the second bitter winter for 13 families in Brookwood, Ala. They are awaiting a full accounting of the worst coal mining disaster in 17 years and the “official” report from...
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