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Scofflaw UnitedHealth pushes UK privatization

UnitedHealth, the discredited scofflaw U.S. health insurance company, just paid $12 million in fines to 37 state governments for its illegal administrative practices. The settlement followed years of legal problems. This hasn’t stopped UnitedHealth from seeking...

Labor pushes for universal health care

‘800-pound gorilla’ sits on bargaining table NEW YORK — Union leaders here have made it clear that the AFL-CIO’s Labor Day pledge to push for national health care by 2009 is high on labor’s agenda for...

Shades of Green: Dec. 8

Organizing News: Dec. 8

Casino workers deal union cards Some 2,800 table games dealers at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., voted on Nov. 24 to have the United Auto Workers union represent them in collective bargaining. Eighty percent of...

St. Louis mobilizes against home foreclosures

ST. LOUIS — Housing activists, religious leaders and concerned homeowners launched a campaign in this city’s 18th Ward on Nov. 28 to stop predatory lenders and “fringe financial institutions” from taking advantage of low-income, working-class families...