Labor
St. Louis labor and community rallies to support Verizon strikers
August 16, 2011CWA members, union supporters and community activists rallied outside of a St. Louis Verizon store.
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Unions say Verizon taking its cue from Wisconsin’s governor
August 15, 2011Union leaders say Verizon management, taking its lead from right-wing GOP governors, is trying to kill public support for its striking workers by portraying them as an overpaid elite.
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Locked-out workers take message to Crystal Sugar’s doorstep
August 15, 2011More than 600 locked out sugar workers and supporters rallied outside the headquarters of American Crystal Sugar August 11, demanding an end to the lockout.
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Heartland workers, activists stand with CWA against Verizon
August 13, 2011Why did workers, organizers and just plain folks rally in support of a struggle happening a thousand miles away? For CWA Local 6360 Vice President Todd Appleby, the answer is simple.
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Beep, honk: Verizon picketers get noisy support in upstate NY
August 12, 2011The sounds of support from passing drivers reached us before we got to the picket line in an industrial area of Syracuse on Thursday.
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