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Appeals court bars Pratt & Whitney from moving jobs
July 8, 2010EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Workers at Pratt & Whitney, owned by the profitable United Technologies Corp., have won a major court decision protecting their jobs.
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Economic crises and modern Greek mythology
July 7, 2010Major media in the U.S. and Europe offer myths to explain Greece's economic crisis.
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Union’s 2010 mission: channel worker anger in positive direction
June 6, 2010Workers are "frustrated, anxious and angry" about "an economy that doesn't work for them," and labor must harness that outrage, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told a panel last week.
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Chicago unemployed organize
June 2, 2010Unemployed workers took to the streets the day after Memorial Day to demand jobs and extension of unemployment benefits.
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A dubious immigration proposal
May 10, 2010Senate Democratic leaders have presented an outline for an immigration reform bill, but many will find it wanting.
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