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Colombian senator: U.S.-backed labor rights plan a flop
February 15, 2013The labor action plan for workers' rights added to the controversial U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement is failing, say a Colombian senator and union leaders.
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Union leaders wish Obama had come out for right to organize
February 14, 2013Union leaders see the weakening of union rights and the drop in union membership numbers as key factors in the backward movement of the middle class.
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Obama names two to labor board
February 14, 2013When it comes to the National Labor Relations Board nominations, the story line may be summed up in one sentence: Here we go again.
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Workers at Brooklyn Cablevision demand: “Bring ’em back!”
February 11, 2013Scores of workers at dusk on February 6 chanted for Cablevision to rehire 22 workers.
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AFL-CIO launches campaign for immigration reform
February 7, 2013The AFL-CIO is launching a presidential style mass nationwide campaign.
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