News Articles
- Feb 8, 2012 Howard University Hospital Workers Battle Unionbusting
Wisconsin-style unionbusting has come to DC. Howard University Hospital has declared an impasse in negotiations and, effective this Thursday, is moving to implement their final contract offer... more...
- Feb 8, 2012 Countdown to Occupy CPAC
Plans for Friday's noontime and evening Occupy CPAC rallies include street theater, music, puppets, and a whole lot more... more...
- Feb 8, 2012 Labor in the News: Jaime Contreras, SEIU 32BJ
Calling him "one of Washington's most active advocates for immigrant rights," the Washington Post on January 31 profiled SEIU 32BJ Capital Area District Chair Jaime Contreras... more...
- Feb 7, 2012 The $11 Million-Dollar Man
Who is this man and why is he so happy? That's Safeway CEO Steve Burd, and when he's not pretending to stock the supermarket produce section he's pulling down a cool $11 million in pay... more...
- Feb 7, 2012 Budget Coalition Launches "Make One City Possible" Campaign
"The gap between the rich and the poor in DC is growing," says the DC Fair Budget Coalition, "and safety net programs have been cut drastically when people need them the most..." more...
- Feb 6, 2012 Labor Photos: Indian Labor Leaders Visit Labor College
Archivist Lynda DeLoach shows Hon'ble Union Minister for Labour & Employment for India Mallikarjun Kharge and National Labor College Dean Daniel Katz an archival image of U.S. labor leader Walter Reuther's 1956 visit to India... more...
- Feb 6, 2012 Labor Calendar Preview:
Leaflet Aveda and Occupy CPAC... more...
- Feb 6, 2012 PC "We Goto Bowl" Team Tops CSA Bowling Tourney
Print Craft's "We Goto Bowl" team took first place in last Sunday's CSA "Bowling for Gold" tournament, rolling an impressive 3389 total for the three frames... more...
- Feb 3, 2012 Tell JUFJ What To Do
Jews United for Justice, a strong supporter and advocate for the local labor community, wants your input for its next Maryland campaign... more...
- Feb 3, 2012 Occupy CPAC
With workshops like "Return of Big Labor: What Can We Learn from Wisconsin & Ohio," and "Taking back Wall Street: The Tea Party vs. Occupy Wall Street," the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) descends on the nation's capital February 9-11... more...
- Feb 8, 2012 New Hampshire Lawmakers Try to End Worker Lunch Breaks
Charles Dickens’s tales have nothing on New Hampshire lawmakers. According to American Progress, the Republican-controlled legislature is proposing to do away with a state regulation requiring employers to give workers time to eat lunch. After all, they argued, employers will do...
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- Feb 8, 2012 Today in Labor History; Member Tip: Internal Union Rights; Labor Song: Lumberjack’s Prayer
Today in Labor History: February 08 Mary Kenney O’Sullivan is born in Hannibal, Missouri. At age 28 she was to be appointed the first female general organizer for the American Federation of Labor by AFL President Samuel Gompers – 1864 Also on this date: Vigilantes beat IWW organizers...
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- Feb 7, 2012 Israel: Union workers across Israel strike on behalf of subcontracted workers
LabourStart headline - Source: CNN
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