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Fight against Walmart stepped up

February 4, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

In rallies nationwide, union members told communities of the retailer's record and urged opposition to Walmart - even if itscaled back from its usual "superstores."

Neighborhood Grocery Initiative takes on non-union megastores

February 4, 2011 By Tatyana Torregian And Marilyn Bechtel

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 in northern California says the year 2011 poses unprecedented challenges for its members working in the grocery industry.

Black unionists link MLK Day with action

January 19, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky

Over 200 people attended the 33rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Award Banquet here on Jan. 17

Labor board calls for new election at Berkeley Bowl

January 7, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

A long-simmering labor struggle at the popular Berkeley Bowl Marketplace supermarket has taken a new turn with the National Labor Relations Board's year-end announcement that it has ordered a rerun of a June 2010 election to...

World Notes: Belgium, Canada and more

December 21, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

World Youth Festival concludes, EU attacks poverty, African migrant workers are barred, Washington is down on dissidents, a Union takes down Wal-Mart, Statistics show social gains.