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Wal-Mart forced to bargain, finally, with Texas meat cutters
March 21, 2009JACKSONVILLE, Texas (PAI) — It took almost nine years, a National Labor Relations Board ruling and several court orders, but Wal-Mart was finally forced to bargain with its unionized meat cutters in Texas. Talks opened in...
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New Mexico repeals death penalty
March 21, 2009Source: Civilrights.org New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed legislation today abolishing the death penalty in New Mexico, making it the second state to repeal the death penalty since a U.S. Supreme Court decision reinstated it in...
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Overcome the economic crisis through wage increase and job creation
March 21, 2009(Akahata is published by the Communist Party of Japan) This year’s labor Spring Struggle is nearing its climax as Japan’s major corporations, including automobile and electronics makers, will respond to labor’s demand for a wage increase....
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Obama: We should make it easier for workers to organize
March 20, 2009Although the focus on the Employee Free Choice Act is on the U.S. House and the Senate, it’s important to remember the reason we’re closer than ever to passing this critical bill is because working people...
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New study shows lack of understanding of meatpacking industry and immigration
March 20, 2009Mark Twain once noted, ‘Figures don’t lie, but liars figure.’ This new report by the Center for Immigration Studies is a case study in the misinterpretation and manipulation of data to reach a totally biased and...
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