organizing
Jimmy John workers still fighting despite vote setback
October 26, 2010The organizing drive at fast-food chain Jimmy John's in Minneapolis suffered a setback when the union lost in a razor thin 85-87 vote.
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Teamster rack up four organizing wins
October 18, 2010The Teamsters racked up four organizing wins in late September and early October, including the first-ever union win under new voting rules.
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Trumka, panel debate working-class anger and elections
September 28, 2010"There is a class war going on in this country," AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said during a September 24 panel discussion at the Cooper Union, "and my class is losing. We've got to turn that around."
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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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A rising tide of anger
April 8, 2010Unemployment, hunger, 25 coalminers dead, yes, there is a rising tide of anger in the country.
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