Labor
247,000 jobs lost: Without recovery package, would be far worse
August 8, 2009Original source: U.S. jobs lost in July totaled 247,000, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data out today, with the unofficial unemployment rate now at 9.4 percent compared with 9.5 percent in June, the first...
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Recess rallies take place in Big Sky country
August 7, 2009Montanans, labor ready to take on ‘mob rule,’ push for health care reform When you organize in Montana expect to spend a lot of time on the road. That’s what a coalition of health care reform...
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India’s banks hit by strike
August 7, 2009India's more than one million-strong unionized bank employees went on strike, Aug. 6, led by United Forum of Bank Unions or UFBU.
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Union families show anti-Obama rally what real Americans want
August 7, 2009WAKARUSA, Ind. – In just a few hours on Aug. 5 the Steelworkers Union organized a bus load and several cars from Gary, Ind., to take the two hour trip to this small sleepy town near...
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Labor-backed candidates surge in Detroit
August 7, 2009DETROIT — Labor-endorsed candidates fared well in Tuesday's primary elections here. Seven of the top eight City Council candidates had the endorsement of the Detroit Metro AFL-CIO.
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