Labor
Workers of the world uniting for justice
June 16, 2010The second world congress of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is a significant event. Taking place in Vancouver, Canada, June 21 through 25th, the congress theme is "The People Now: From the Crisis to Global...
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Hyatt workers protest in San Francisco
June 11, 2010Some 400 workers at the Hyatt Regency hotel here held a three-day strike June 8-10.
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Protests force suspension of Hyatt’s first shareholders meeting
June 9, 2010Just six months after becoming a publicly traded company protests forced Hyatt Hotels to suspend its first shareholders meeting here.
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Epic student strike continues in Puerto Rico
June 9, 2010Forty six days into their strike against the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), students were occupying 11 of 12 UPR campuses despite heavy police monitoring and the UPR President's ultimatum to vacate the campuses by June...
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Union baiting equals hating
June 9, 2010A couple of months ago, I heard Joel Klein, head of New York's Department of Education, blame the teachers' union contract for the fact that there are a lot of Jewish holidays on the school calendar
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