Labor
Retirees set to tell lawmakers: Health care reform now
June 17, 2009Original source: For three hours before the formal opening of their annual legislative conference yesterday, members of the Alliance for Retired Americans got down to business by taking part in workshops on health care reform and...
Read moreMULTIMEDIA Six years without justice at Congress Hotel
June 16, 2009CHICAGO -- Thousands of union members, their families and supporters marched in solidarity with Unite Here's Congress Hotel workers on the sixth anniversary of the strike, June 15. Gov. Pat Quinn and city aldermen were among...
Read moreSecurity and cleaning workers demand justice from banks
June 16, 2009On International Justice Day, June 15, thousands of security and cleaning workers around the world will call on Allied Irish Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and others to sign a responsible contractor...
Read moreLabor Dept. funds training programs to fight youth joblessness
June 16, 2009With youth unemployment soaring to over 20 percent, the Department of Labor has announced awards to 183 community groups that help out-of-school youth earn their high school diplomas and get training in the construction industry. Labor...
Read moreBoston Globe, union to meet on 23 percent pay cut
June 16, 2009The Boston Newspaper Guild will meet with managers at The Boston Globe and the National Labor Relations Board this week as it tries to block a 23 percent pay cut imposed by the newspaper’s parent company....
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