Tue, February 9, 2010

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Rejected!: Ford Workers Say Enough is Enough

Posted 3 months ago

It’s an embarrassment for management and union leadership alike when the members reject the contract terms tentatively agreed upon. That was the position of Ford executives and the president of the United Auto Workers this month when enough locals elected not to ratify a contract that included…

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Trumka on Wall Street

Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago

What better place for the coronation of the new AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka than Pittsburgh: Steel City. Hosting the labor federation’s convention there underscored a major victory for the United Steelworkers, who were integral in pushing for new tariffs on Chinese tires, a move causing an…

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EFCA Minus Card-Check

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

When the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal gets scared, that can mean there’s some potential good news for American workers. What had the Gordon Gecko apologists’ knickers in a twist this week was that Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) has renewed his support for the Employee Free Choice…

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