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• Mar 15, 2010 USA : UAW Reaches Tentative Agreement on NUMMI Closing Source: AFL-CIO     Labourstart U.S. News        more   
• Mar 15, 2010 USA : Workers’ Stories Put Face on Victims of Wall Street Greed Source: AFL-CIO     Labourstart U.S. News        more   
• Mar 15, 2010 USA : Join Us and Make Wall Street Pay Source: AFL-CIO     Labourstart U.S. News        more   
• Mar 15, 2010 USA : Union democracy on trial: SEIU vs NUHW Source: Talking Union     Labourstart U.S. News        more   
• Mar 15, 2010 USA : Charges and countercharges of financial misdeeds rile IUOE's leadership Source: NY Times     Labourstart U.S. News        more   
• Mar 15, 2010 DC Labor Movement Lauded At Evening With Labor "DC shows the rest of America what being a Union City is all about," AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Liz Shuler (r, with Metro Council President Jos Williams) told the nearly 1,000 labor leaders, activists and politicians gathered Saturday night for the 33rd annual Evening With Labor. "Unity,... Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO        more...  
• Mar 15, 2010 Broadcast Techs To Protest At NPR Broadcast technical professionals at National Public Radio (NPR) will protest NPR’s demands for concessions and givebacks at a noontime demo  today outside NPR. “The 65 members of NABET-CWA each took wage/benefits cuts of $17,000 in crisis bargaining to help NPR during the uncertain... Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO        more...  
• Mar 15, 2010 Metro Council Meeting Today Don't miss tonight's Metro Washington Council delegate meeting , jam-packed with the latest updates on the local labor movement. Reports on the Community Services Agency, Union City, Evening with Labor, COPE updates, and the 2010 DC Labor FilmFest highlight Monday's meeting. Also, hear from... Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO        more...  
• Mar 15, 2010 Big Insurance Rally Photos Now Online A selection of photos from last Tuesday's march and rally to stop big insurance ("Blocking Healthcare Reform Is A Crime!",  Union City 3/10/2010) is now available online. Click here to go there now, and click here  to view video footage of the rally on the AFL-CIO's Now blog.... Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO        more...  
• Mar 15, 2010 JUFJ's "Thinking Jewishly": Labor Seder Focuses on Safety Net As the economic crisis drags on and local budgets are slashed, the ax is falling disproportionately on the working families and low-income folks who need services the most. The upcoming annual Labor Seder on April 11 will be the largest event to highlight this issue this spring, bringing... Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO        more...  
• Mar 15, 2010 UFCW 400 Follows Through On Girl Scout Cookie Pledge Fulfilling a pledge made when they learned that Ahold/Martin’s banned Richmond-area Girl Scout troops from selling cookies in front of Ukrop’s stores, members of United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 purchased the first 100 boxes of Girl Scout cookies sold in front of a... Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO        more...  
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