Labor
Labor big outs himself
June 29, 2009Original source:Stuart Appelbaum, president of the New York City-based Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), in an exclusive interview, told Gay City News that his decision in May to openly affirm his gay identity within...
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Ludlow massacre site dedicated as national landmark
June 29, 2009Original source: Mine Workers (UMWA) leaders, union activists, lawmakers and historians will dedicate the site of the 1914 Ludlow Massacre—one of the bloodiest chapters in the nation’s labor history—as a National Historic Landmark. On April 20,...
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Rite Aids wrong, workers tell shareholders
June 28, 2009Original source: Rite Aid workers at the drug chain’s distribution center in Lancaster, Calif., took their years-long fight for justice to New York City yesterday, where they urged the company’s shareholders to fire management’s hired-gun, union-busting...
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12 Senate Dems are key on employee free choice, union leader says
June 27, 2009There are 12 “wavering” Senate Democrats that supporters of labor law reform need to be concerned with, Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen told the union’s legislative conference in Washington this week. Democrats hold a...
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Unionists demand universal health care at DC rally
June 27, 2009WASHINGTON (PAI)—Declaring Congress must listen to the voters, and not the health insurance companies, thousands of health care advocates—led by unionists—demanded universal, affordable health care in a mass rally on June 25. The crowd, featuring more...
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