Labor
Union and Obama super PAC buy $4 million in ads
June 14, 2012The Service Employees and Priorities USA have bought ads in key states with Hispanic-American populations, exposing the anti-worker, anti-Hispanic record Mitt Romney.
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Workers win biggest union election in Alabama in ten years
June 13, 2012Workers at the Pilgrim's Pride poultry plant here voted last week by a better than two-to-one margin to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.
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Chicago teachers cast overwhelming strike authorization vote
June 12, 2012With Chicago teachers facing a hostile mayor and Chicago Board of Education in negotiations for a new contract, 90% of teachers union members have voted to authorize a strike.
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The 1981 Major League Baseball Players strike
June 12, 2012On June 12, 1981, a Major League Baseball strike began, forcing cancellation of 713 games.
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Transit union applauds ban on reckless bus firms
June 8, 2012The Amalgamated Transit Union is praising the federal government for ordering 26 unsafe bus firms to stop plying the nation's roads.
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