Labor
Federal mediation demanded in Azteca strike
February 14, 2003CHICAGO – Elected officials, trade union and community leaders joined striking workers here Feb. 3 to demand Azteca Foods accept federal mediation to end a four-month strike. “These workers want a fair and decent contract,” said...
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Airline employees face extortion
February 14, 2003Talking with airline employees in America can be an unsettling experience right now. They are being pushed for salary and work-rule concessions under threat of losing their jobs. At least one major company, American Airlines, is...
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Conn. labor says Human needs first
February 14, 2003NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Braving frigid cold winds, staff members and patients at the Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC) spent their lunch hour on the picket line, Feb. 3, wearing District 1199 signs proclaiming “Patient Care...
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Labor hits Bush war drive
February 14, 2003CHICAGO – Beseiged on many fronts – layoffs, pension grabs, loss of medical benefits and even the very right to organize – but fighting back, workers and their unions are adding stopping the Bush administration’s disastrous...
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Protecting workers from chemicals
February 7, 2003A whole new area of occupational health is getting more attention from workers and their unions. The scientific term is Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP).
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