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Labor
Teamsters at UPS Freight voting on new pact
January 9, 2014Teamsters leaders hope the second time will be the charm as 13,000 members who work for UPS Freight cast ballots on Jan. 11-12 on a new five-year contract.
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Labor
St. Louis unions giving to charities big time
January 8, 2014When Americans think of labor unions, they think of union members campaigning for causes. But unions are a lot more, and their charity efforts in the St. Louis area show it.
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Labor
IAM Boeing workers narrowly approve 8-year contract extension
January 7, 2014Machinists who work for Boeing in the Puget Sound area, around Portland, Ore., and in Wichita, Kansas, narrowly approved an eight-year contract extension with Boeing.
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Labor
Boeing continues to play one state off against another
January 3, 2014SEATTLE (PAI)-Members of the International Association of Machinists in the Pacific Northwest are voting today on an 8-year contract extension offer from Boeing that many are unhappy with.
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U.S.
Teachers’ leader: Schools reflect society’s polarization and anger
December 13, 2013The "polarization and anger" running through U.S. society, as a result of the collapse of the American Dream, "is playing out in the schools as well."
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World
Francis does it again: Attacking the “tyranny” of unfettered capitalism
November 27, 2013Francis I is blasting the "tyranny" of unfettered capitalism, economic inequity and financial finagling.
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Labor
AFGE: GOP senators want to “Walmartize” workforce
November 27, 2013Three GOP senators want to "Walmartize" federal workers by eliminating regular pensions for all new hires.
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Labor
Labor Dept. releases list of “books that shaped work in America”
November 27, 2013The U.S. Labor Department has released a fascinating list of "books that shaped work in America."
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