Labor
Unions to world leaders: Choose “jobs” or “social collapse”
January 20, 2012The world's unions are delivering a strong message to international political and business leaders: Create jobs - millions of jobs - or face the consequences.
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Flight attendants reach tentative pact with United
January 19, 2012The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA reached a tentative contract for the original 15,000 flight attendants at Chicago-based United.
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California car washers win $1 million in back pay
January 19, 2012The first-ever group of unionized carwash workers won a $1 million back pay settlement.
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Nationwide protests demand: End Cooper Tire lockout, with video
January 17, 2012"Corporate greed at Cooper Tire is flat out wrong!" That was the message brought by pickets protesting the lockout of 1051 workers by Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. at its plant in Findlay, Ohio.
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Unions scramble to protect pensions in Hostess bankruptcy
January 17, 2012The Bakery Workers, the Teamsters, and other unions representing Hostess Foods employees scrambled to protect their members as the snack food company filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 1.
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