unions
Writers Guild to PBS: Air film on Koch brothers
August 16, 2013The Writers Guild of America-East is demanding that a Public Broadcasting System flagship station, WNET 13 in New York, air the documentary about the far-right oil tycoons, the Koch brothers.
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Utility workers say job-killing FirstEnergy could cause another big blackout
August 16, 2013The corporation that caused the blackout of 2003, FirstEnergy, is about to shut two power plants in western Pennsylvania, destroying hundreds of jobs and putting the region's power grid at risk, according to the Utility Workers...
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Puerto Rican phone workers join forces with OPEIU
August 16, 2013SAN JUAN, P.R. (PAI)-Members of a union representing 2,000 Puerto Rican telephone workers voted by a 10-1 margin to merge into the Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU), the two unions announced on August 14.
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Rural letter carriers union protests proposed cutbacks
August 15, 2013"The Postal Service has upheld a personal and professional standard of service, delivering to every household nationwide six days a week."
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Calif. unions target Republicans on immigration reform
August 15, 2013Thousands rallied outside the office of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in support of a comprehensive immigration policy.
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