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Students Take to Interactive Union Education
“We’ll just let these two ladies clean the bathroom because that’s a woman’s job,” declared Lee Medley, president of the Galveston Central Labor Council, with a sly glance toward the men. It was play-acting, but with a purpose.
News Item  ·  Texas AFL-CIO News  ·  Jul 24, 2008

A SUMMER OF DEADLY HEAT
A SUMMER OF DEADLY HEAT By Dick Meister   The summer heat is posing serious dangers for the farmworkers who've helped make California the nation's leading supplier of fruits and vegetables.   The state has rules designed to protect workers from the devastating temperatures in the...
News Item  ·  Dick Meister  ·  Jul 21, 2008

WITNESSES: BUSH LABOR DEPT. WAGE & HOUR ENFORCEMENT DROPS, WORKERS CHEATED
WITNESSES: BUSH LABOR DEPT. WAGE & HOUR ENFORCEMENT DROPS, WORKERS CHEATED By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer  WASHINGTON (PAI)--Enforcement of wage-and-hour laws, to ensure workers get at least the minimum wage and the overtime pay they deserve, has dropped drastically under the GOP...
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Jul 18, 2008

UNIONS, ALLIES MAKE GOP PRIVATIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AN ELECTION ISSUE
UNIONS, ALLIES MAKE GOP PRIVATIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AN ELECTION ISSUE By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer  WASHINGTON (PAI)--Unions and their allies launched a drive to make GOP schemes to privatize Social Security an election issue--and this time their target is presumed...
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Jul 18, 2008

UNIONS HELP FORM LARGE COALITION TO PUT UNIVERSAL AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ATOP CAMPAIGN, 2009 AGENDA
UNIONS HELP FORM LARGE COALITION TO PUT UNIVERSAL AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ATOP CAMPAIGN, 2009 AGENDA By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer               WASHINGTON (PAI)--The nation’s unions, including the United Food and...
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Jul 11, 2008

TRUMKA TO WORKERS: LOOK PAST OBAMA’S RACE TO HIS ECONOMICS
TRUMKA TO WORKERS: LOOK PAST OBAMA’S RACE TO HIS ECONOMICS       LAS VEGAS (PAI)--Taking on an electoral problem usually mentioned in whispers, or avoided completely, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka has challenged white voters who have doubts about Sen....
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Jul 11, 2008

AFL-CIO LAUNCHES NEW UNION VETERANS GROUP WITH ELECTION, LOBBYING FOCUS
AFL-CIO LAUNCHES NEW UNION VETERANS GROUP WITH ELECTION, LOBBYING FOCUS          WASHINGTON (PAI)--Saying that unionists who are veterans should band together to protect their interests as veterans as well as their interests as workers, the AFL-CIO...
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Jul 11, 2008

Think it's easy to form a union? Better think again
Have you seen the ads? Center for Union Facts, a business-funded anti-union group, has been running a pair of television ads in Oregon and several other states. One uses humor, the other sarcasm, but their key message is that "union bosses" are trying to change federal law to force people to join unions without a secret ballot election.
News Item  ·  Northwest Labor Press  ·  Jul 10, 2008

REFLECTIONS ON INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM
Independence Day, 2008 REFLECTIONS ON INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM by Mark Gruenberg     Another Independence Day has been celebrated, complete with the now-familiar rituals of parades, pompous speeches, fireworks, pompous speeches, backyard barbeques, and still more speeches--many...
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Jul 5, 2008

Wal-Mart violated worker rights more than 2 million times, Minnesota judge rules
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, violated the law more than 2 million times over a six-year period by denying workers time for breaks and forcing them to work "off the clock" for no pay, a Minnesota judge has ruled.
News Item  ·  Workday Minnesota  ·  Jul 3, 2008

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