Labor
‘Charade’ shames Texas
March 17, 2009In the middle of the worst crisis of our lifetimes, the Texas Senate has thrown its full energies into solving a problem that doesn’t exist! Even the Dallas daily paper, usually as anti-worker as any mainstream...
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Pick the scabs
March 16, 2009Original source: Imagine opening up the paper before going to work in the morning, and seeing your job boldly advertised in a half-page color ad by your employers! To add insult to injury, your job will...
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Anti-union bullying by the numbers
March 15, 2009Original source: Media coverage of the Employee Free Choice Act has so far focused mostly on the provision allowing workers to choose whether to hold a union election by secret ballot -- the only option now...
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Citigroup uses taypayer dollars to fight workers rights
March 15, 2009It seems that another bank on the public dole is using its taxpayer-subsidized time and resources to lobby against the Employee Free Choice Act.
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California could lose billions for jobless, if lawmakers don’t act quickly, labor warns
March 14, 2009Simple changes in state legislation can bring billions in federal funds to bolster unemployment benefits, the California Labor Federation says. But speedy action is vital, with unemployment at 10.1 percent in California, and benefits for tens...
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