Labor
Twin Cities Walmart workers launch organizing drive
June 11, 2009ST. PAUL - Hodan Hassan would like to have health insurance for herself and her family. Leontez Slaughter worries about safety on the job. Denise Spittler is tired of being told she can quit if she...
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Lockdown: Providence readies for U.S. Conference of Mayors
June 11, 2009It’s mayor vs. firefighters in long-running battle PROVIDENCE, R.I. (rifuture.org) — In response to planned pickets by local fire fighters and other union/community activists, Providence Mayor David Cicilline has issued a sweeping order aimed at containing...
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Unions embrace street corner solidarity
June 9, 2009SEATTLE, Washington, Jun 8 (IPS) - For Pablo Alvarado, the genesis occurred back in 1999 when janitors in Los Angeles were on strike. Some of the cleaning companies came to the corners and workers' centres where...
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Biden refuses to cross fire fighters picket line
June 9, 2009Original source: What’s the difference between a president who supports working families and their unions and one beholden to corporate and anti-worker interests? As President Obama has shown, there’s a lot, but last Friday the Obama...
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Labor unity deal not expected until after September meet
June 9, 2009Although the campaign for the AFL-CIO’s presidency — if there will be a campaign — has not officially begun, the Ohio federation is the first in the country to back Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka to succeed retiring...
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