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Is your paycheck correct? There’s an app for that!
May 16, 2011The U.S. Department of Labor launched a new application for smart-phone users that aims to empower workers to stand up for their rights if employers deny them their hard-earned pay.
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Machinists, labor board official say Boeing broke law
May 16, 2011Machinist workers are gathering allies as the battle grows over a top NLRB official's statement that Boeing broke labor law by moving aircraft production to anti-union South Carolina.
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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn to be inducted into labor hall of fame
May 16, 2011Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, along with Victor Reuther, will be inducted into Labor's International Hall of Fame on May 17 in Washington, D.C.
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Cuba’s oil prospects pose dilemma for U.S.
May 16, 2011On May 12, the Cuban government took advantage of an international meeting on oil drilling safety in Trinidad and Tobago to announce that drilling is about to begin for offshore wells in deep water off Cuba's...
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Union gets new chief
May 13, 2011Noel Beasley was elected new president of Workers United, an SEIU sector, the union said.
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