Labor
Town hall meet pledges to back BevMo! workers
September 27, 2010What if full-time job you had counted on for years, to support your family and provide health care was morphing into a part-time job with no benefits?
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Lions and tigers and “economic treason:” Oh my!
September 27, 2010Some of my steelworkers retiree friends are a little nervous because Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, talked about "economic treason" in a speech this month in Ohio.
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Filipino American labor marks 45th anniversary of grape strike
September 22, 2010The Delano, Calif., grape strike brought together Filipino American agricultural workers and Mexican American farm workers to form what became the United Farm Workers of America (UFW).
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Labor editor wins award: good time to give
September 17, 2010John Wojcik, labor editor of peoplesworld.org, is a winner. Show the love.
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Women soccer players score union recognition
September 10, 2010U.S. professional women soccer players scored a goal this week after the Women's Professional Soccer Players Union won recognition through a majority sign-up, certified by an arbitrator with the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league.
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