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Labor hits union busting by immigration agency

October 29, 2009 By Emile Schepers

An important report by the AFL-CIO, American Rights at Work and the National Employment Law Project paints a shocking picture of how, under the Bush administration, ICE, (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) ran roughshod over the rights...

Congress Hotel strikers set record

October 28, 2009 By John Bachtell

CHICAGO – “This is an embarrassing day for the city of Chicago,” declared Guadalupe Perez a striking Congress Hotel worker at an Oct. 26 action honoring the strike.

Tide turns on health care reform

October 27, 2009 By John Wojcik

The announcement by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that the public option will reach the Senate floor was greeted by labor and other leaders as proof that the tide has turned in favor of health care...

Unions confront insurers as they plot to block reform

October 24, 2009 By John Wojcik

Insurance company CEOs meeting in Washington Oct. 22 hid from 600 angry trade unionists who tried to get them to listen to people victimized by their companies.

Hotel workers overwhelmingly authorize a strike

October 23, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

With an overwhelming strike authorization vote Oct. 22, workers are ratcheting up the pressure on the city's top hotels to end their stalling, drop demands for takeaways and agree to a fair contract. Many of the...