unions
Building Trades Dept. President Mark Ayers dies
April 10, 2012Ayers was a longtime leader of IBEW Local 34 in Peoria, Ill., before ascending to national union office. He was unanimously elected president of the department in early 2007.
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100,000 train to “take back the nation” from the 1%
April 10, 2012More than 100,000 union members and activists from community groups are in "99% spring training sessions" all over the country this week gearing up, they say, to take back the nation from the 1%.
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One big union for film, TV, and radio
April 9, 2012Members of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists approved the two unions' merger.
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AFL-CIO tackles rights violations in Honduras
April 9, 2012Honduras is violating the Central American Free Trade Agreement by not enforcing its own labor laws.
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CWA rallies for contracts at AT&T
April 9, 2012Hundreds of AT&T workers and their families filled the New Haven Green Saturday with a sea of red t-shirts and Communications Workers of America signs.
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