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Dallas stands for jobs and retirement benefits
December 6, 2010Fifty North Texans, primarily retirees, added their voices to the general outcry against plans to cut retiree benefits at a meeting in the Communications Workers of America Local 6215 Hall December 2 in Dallas.
Read moreWorkers bracing for “right-to-work” assault
December 6, 2010The right-wing Republican agenda is becoming more apparent as we inch closer and closer to January 2011 and the start of the new legislative session.
Read moreShop Talk: Faith groups join jobs campaign
December 6, 2010In tough times many turn to their religious faith for hope. During this jobs crisis much of the nation's faith community, which includes many union members, is moving to provide hands-on aid to families, in addition...
Read moreOut of work bricklayer tells lawmakers what “hell” is like
December 3, 2010The 13-year veteran of Bricklayers Local 1 in New York has been out of work since October. And the West Babylon, Long Island, resident, who provides for his wife, two kids and 86-year-old mother who lives...
Read moreMachinists rally to save job security
December 1, 2010Hundreds of Machinist union members and their supporters ralled for job security Tuesday in front of the IAM Lodge 1746 plant, across from Pratt & Whitney's sprawling main production facility in East Hartford, Conn.
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