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Thanksgiving in troubled times

November 25, 2009 By PW Editorial Board

Food, family, traffic jams, thankfulness - all are part of Thanksgiving, but, especially this year, there is more.

U.S. & German unions unite to battle T-Mobile

November 24, 2009 By Susan Webb

The Communications Workers of America and its German counterpart have teamed up to battle T-Mobile's union-busting efforts in the U.S.

U.S. students win ‘new day’ for Honduran workers

November 19, 2009

In a big victory for a U.S. student campaign, Russell Athletics, the largest supplier of team uniforms and apparel, agreed to reopen a Honduran factory that it shut down after its workers formed a union.

Feeling heat, U.S.-China firms say they’ll build turbines here

November 19, 2009 By Susan Webb

Under pressure from the nation’s biggest manufacturing union, a U.S.-China energy partnership said it would build a factory here, creating 1,000 jobs.

Paid sick days called key to slowing swine flu

November 18, 2009 By John Wojcik

Unions, family advocates and health professionals are pressing Congress to pass emergency paid sick days legislation so workers can stay home if they get sick.