By host on
3/30/2009 8:22 AM
Corporate opponents of workers’ freedom to form unions repeatedly have shown they are not interested in the welfare of their employees or any of the pseudo-lofty ideals they cite while fighting the Employee Free Choice Act.
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By host on
3/26/2009 12:56 PM
A key senator and past sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, Arlen Specter, R-Pa., defected from it on March 24, saying he would not vote to end a planned Senate GOP filibuster aimed at killing the bill, labor’s top legislative priority.
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By host on
3/26/2009 12:50 PM
The Employee Free Choice Act is a major priority for working families and union members across the country. Its importance grows as the depth of our economic problems becomes clearer. We know that unless we level the playing field and give workers back the freedom to bargain, the middle class cannot be rebuilt. At this moment of economic crisis, we must restore workers’ freedom to bargain with their employers for better wages and benefits to help rebuild our economy.
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By host on
3/26/2009 12:44 PM
In Allentown Pa., Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 helped to develop new HVAC standards which the city council adopted earlier this month.
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By host on
3/20/2009 10:35 AM
In the debate over legislation to expand employees’ right to choose union representation in the workplace, the organized business lobby has been drumming up fears that enactment of the Employee Free Choice Act would kill jobs by forcing more employers out of business.
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By host on
3/20/2009 10:14 AM
The anti-worker Wall Street Journal finally admitted for the first time today that the "secret ballot" it claimed was being denied to workers by the Employee Free Choice Act is not actually taken away at all.
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By host on
3/19/2009 11:20 AM
Rush Limbaugh, the moral and spiritual leader of the conservative movement, has repeatedly defended American International Group (AIG) from criticism of its employee retention bonuses. By contrast, Limbaugh recently criticized the United Auto Workers (UAW) for the contracts it had negotiated with automakers.
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By host on
3/17/2009 11:06 AM
A new independent Gallup poll says a majority of Americans favor new legislation to make it easier for workers to form unions and bargain—vital public support in the fight to pass the Employee Free Choice Act.
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By host on
3/16/2009 8:32 AM
With unemployment at 8.1% and rising, including thousands of union workers, Union Plus -- the benefits arm of the labor movement -- is offering new aid for those laid off.
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By host on
3/13/2009 12:48 PM
What do banks do with the taxpayer money we handed over to them?
They use it to fight American workers.
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