unions
New Chicago trend: charter school teachers unionize
March 25, 2010One hundred teachers at four Chicago charter schools filed for union recognition March 19, joining 123 others who won their first contract last year.
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Labor takes the stage in immigration reform fight
March 23, 2010Leaders of the AFL-CIO and Change to Win unions took part in the enormous March 21 immigration reform rally in Washington, arguing that fairer treatment of immigrant workers is essential to the struggle for all workers'...
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Jazz-blues opera brings ‘Forgotten’ labor history to life
March 23, 2010In "Forgotten: The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant," the story of unsung labor hero Lewis Bradford, Methodist minister and union organizer, comes to life in Michigan on March 26.
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Labor mobilizes votes for health care bill
March 19, 2010The AFL-CIO Executive Council voted March 18 to support the Senate-passed health care bill, despite all its flaws.
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Women’s History Month event honors women in unions
March 19, 2010DETROIT - In Recognition of Women's History Month, the Civil Rights Committee of the Metro Detroit AFL-CIO showed the film "Norma Rae."
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