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Joining the middle class in 2007
October 5, 2007The United Food and Commercial Workers union, negotiating for thousands of grocery workers in Southern California, won a stunning victory in July, approving a new union contract that reversed the unfair two-tiered system they had been...
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Mad Moneys anti-union tantrum makes me mad
October 5, 2007The end of the historic strike against General Motors by the nation’s autoworkers may well signal the beginning of a fight by all workers against a new level of the corporate offensive against our jobs, our...
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LETTERS: Oct. 6
October 5, 2007Terrible UAW contract I just read my PWW and your coverage of the negative aspects of the new UAW contract was bad. You did not report on how retirees will not get their health benefits from...
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EDITORIAL: Sexual harassment hurts all
October 5, 2007Every day women go to work and have to face various kinds of gender discrimination — an unfair wage differential, discrimination in health and other benefits, lack of advancement opportunities, and sexual harassment. Title VII of...
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Talks continue after first-ever security workers strike
October 5, 2007SAN FRANCISCO — Talks for a new contract continued this week after workers who provide security in prime downtown office buildings returned to their jobs Sept. 27 following a first-ever three-day strike. Workers, members of SEIU...
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