Labor
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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Illinois budget crisis deepens, as lawmakers recess
June 7, 2010Suffering from the worst budget deficit in state history, the Illinois legislature passed a FY 2011 budget in late May that will mean continued devastation of education and social service programs.
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Jobs bill is ‘light at the end of the tunnel’
June 7, 2010Steve Lipton worked as a plumber for over 25 years - the last 16 with the same employer; the last eight as a general foreman. And then one day in January 2009, he was abruptly laid...
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