Strike Set at GM Factory in Ohio and More Bargaining News
Region: United States
by May Silverstein Some 1,650 hourly workers at a General Motors metal stamping factory in Ontario, Ohio, gave the company notice it will strike, and more news from “Bargaining Digest Weekly.” ... more
Views: 2824New Initiative and Websites Help Fight Poverty
Region: United States
by James Parks America is the richest nation in the world, yet nearly 40 million Americans, about the population of California, live below the poverty line and millions more struggle to get by every month. Over... more
Views: 1232McCain Confronted About Jobs in Washington State
Region: United States
by Seth Michaels Sen. John McCain took his campaign to Seattle and Bellevue, Wash., this week, and, as usual, he was confronted with AFL-CIO union members asking him for answers about the ec... more
Views: 1151Young Workers, Positive About Unions, Face Economic Squeeze
Region: United States
by James Parks Two new reports show today’s young workers are being squeezed by high costs of living and low or stagnant wages and they want the government to do more to solve this nation’s economic... more
Views: 1099House Passes, Bush Wants to Veto, Unemployment Measure
Region: United States
by Mike Hall On Friday, May 16th,The House voted (256–166) a measure to help long-term jobless workers who face difficult times finding new work in the sputtering Bush economy with an extra 13 w... more
Views: 10672,500 Workers at General Motors in Kansas on Strike and More Bargaining News
Region: United States
by May Silverstein Some 2,500 workers at a General Motors facility in Kansas are on strike, and more news from “Bargaining Digest Weekly.” The AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department delivers daily... more
Views: 1709Arrests of Zimbabwe Union Leaders a ‘Flagrant Violation’ of Human Rights
Region: Zimbabwe
by James Parks On May 8th, the two top officials of Zimbabwe’s union movement were arrested by Zimbabwe police and charged with “inciting people to rise against the government and reportin... more
Views: 1247Happy Mother’s Day—Now Get Back to Work
Region: United States
by James Parks This Mother’s Day, we’d like to wish every mother a Happy Mother’s Day. Today is the day we show how much we appreciate the innumerable contributions that mothers have made to our lives a... more
Views: 1264We’re Squeeeeeezed
Region: United States
by Tula Connell This is a cross-post from the Firedoglake blog. Economics is scary. Or boring. Or both. Say the word and watch people yawn. But what’s going on around us right now—the U.S. mortgage cr... more
Views: 1317Union Member-to-Member Walks Kick Off AFL-CIO 2008 Election Mobilization
Region: United States
by Seth Michaels, May 12, 2008 Hundreds of AFL-CIO union members in three states kicked off the first round of door-to-door, member-to-member walks this past weekend as part of the AFL-CIO’s massive get-out-the vot... more
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