Labor
Quad City Die Casting workers demand Wells Fargo save their jobs
May 28, 2009Wells Fargo is under fire again. This time, members of United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE) Local 1174, want the bank to keep their Moline, Ill., Quad City Die Casting plant open. The bank is...
Read moreRumor of card check’s ‘death’ is greatly exaggerated
May 27, 2009NewsAnalysis Many lawmakers returning home for the Memorial Day break found themselves face to face with union members determined to win passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. Thousands have been mobilizing in more than 200...
Read moreRally protests plan to shut 8 Chrysler plants
May 27, 2009STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — A thousand workers rallied at Chrysler’s Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) here last week to protest the planned closing of eight automobile factories in Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, Delaware and Ohio in 2010...
Read morePassage of Employee Free Choice would be patriotic, veterans say
May 27, 2009(Workday Minnesota) MOORHEAD, Minn. - With the Memorial Day weekend at hand, veterans from five wars voiced their support for the Employee Free Choice Act in a press conference held at the Hjemkomst Center here. The...
Read moreRecession brings new challenges for injured workers, attorney says
May 25, 2009BRAINERD - The current economic crisis poses special challenges for injured workers, who may feel reluctant to report injuries they’ve incurred on the job, a noted workers’ compensation attorney says. “There’s a lot of fear in...
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