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Today in women’s history: Frances Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor
March 4, 2013The appointment on March 4, 1933, made Perkins the first female cabinet member in U.S. history. She helped bring about the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Social Security Act
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AFL-CIO to squeeze Senate Dems on NLRB
February 26, 2013"We have decided," said Larry Cohen, president of CWA, "that in today's America it is unacceptable that we cannot fill the position on a labor board designed to protect the rights of American workers."
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Machinists sound out Boeing workers in S.C.
October 29, 2012The prospects of launching an organizing drive at the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft construction plant in anti-union South Carolina...
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Workers for Walmart subcontractor forced to strike over warehouse conditions
September 14, 2012The strike followed years of lousy working conditions -- including 100-degree-plus interior temperatures -- and management refusal to even meet with them on the problems, much less listen.
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Unions demand that Romney fire his labor advisor
March 27, 2012The AFL-CIO demanded that Mitt Romney fire his chief labor advisor for improper use of inside information obtained from his federal government connections.
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