Labor
“Arrest insurance execs for criminal activity,” health care supporters demand
March 10, 2010Some 5,000 activists demanding "Health Care Now!" descended on the nation's capital March 9 to call for the arrest of the nation's leading health insurance executives.
Read moreContract ratified at Cleveland’s MetroHealth
March 10, 2010Declining patient volume due to the economic crisis forced workers at MetroHealth to accept some concessions in a new three-year contract that was ratified Feb. 12.
Read moreUnionists make citizens’ arrest of insurance CEOs
March 9, 2010Thousands of unionists and their allies marched on and surrounded the hotel where the nation's health insurance firms were meeting, demanding a citizens' arrest of company CEOs.
Read moreBronx town hall promotes wage, health bill
March 9, 2010A Bronx town hall meeting promoted a newly introduced City Council bill (Intro 18-2010) that would "guarantee good wages, health care and other benefits" to building service workers.
Read moreUnions plan June conference to draw youth into labor movement
March 9, 2010ORLANDO, Fla. - The labor movement, determined to build its membership among the nation's youth, will sponsor a Young Leaders Conference this June in Washington.
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