Labor
Union-friendly investor defends pension plans
July 16, 2012The point of all the initiatives is the same: Finding areas that can make money for investing unions and investing union pension plans - and put union members to work.
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Big British labor federation picks female leader
July 16, 2012The Trades Union Congress, Great Britain's biggest labor federation, with 6.2 million members, elected Frances O'Grady as its General Secretary, its top administrative post.
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Anheuser-Busch forces Teamster strike
July 13, 2012The Anheuser-Busch-owned beer distributorship wanted to implement its own business model but apparently forgot the Teamsters.
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Unionists target T-Mobile before anti-offshoring vote
July 13, 2012Saying T-Mobile is stripping U.S. workers of their jobs, a group of unionists demonstrated at one of the firm's retail stores in D.C.
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Massive labor rights rally planned for Aug. 11 in Philly
July 13, 2012A "Second Bill of Rights" will be unveiled at the unprecedented event, which is expected to have a major impact on the 2012 elections.
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