Rick Nagin
LATEST ARTICLES BY Rick Nagin
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Labor
At nation’s airports, security officers battle for a union
December 18, 2009The workers protecting air travelers' security are up against "favoritism, cronyism and nepotism" that is "rampant in all the airports."
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Labor
Transit workers’ rally highlights safety, budget woes
November 27, 2009CLEVELAND - A rally protesting the Regional Transit Authority's refusal to address worker and rider safety in contract talks dramatized the challenge facing public transit systems in today's economic crisis.
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Labor
Rush Limbaugh joins CEOs with anti-Employee Free Choice threats
March 19, 2009CLEVELAND – The labor movement here is actively mobilizing to support the Employee Free Choice Act, which would weaken the ability of companies to intimidate workers from joining a union.
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Labor
A win for workers is a win for all
December 20, 2008Employee Free Choice Act is key to recovery As 2008 comes to an end the labor movement has much to celebrate including the election of our first African American president, the win for union representation for...
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U.S.
Fallen soldiers families push plan to end war
February 24, 2006CLEVELAND — Parents of a Marine killed in Iraq are building support for a plan to end the war through a negotiated political settlement with a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops. The plan is predicated on...
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