Those who are seeking reform of the woefully inadequate health care system
have a new and powerful ally that aims to put the bulk of the country’s
registered nurses behind a drive to guarantee decent health care to all
Americans.
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20 February 2009
After nearly a half-century of steady decline, American unions are showing
unmistakable signs that they’re finally reversing direction.
The clearest evidence of that comes in a survey by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics...
The clearest evidence of that comes in a survey by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics...
10 February 2009
This is not a happy time for American autoworkers. Their employers are
cutting thousands of jobs, closing plants, and demanding – and getting –
major pay and benefit concessions from their union.
Normally, February would be a...
Normally, February would be a...
02 February 2009
It’s the 90th anniversary this month of the general strike that brought the
city of Seattle to a virtual standstill -- one of the very few general
strikes in U.S.history and certainly one of the most dramatic and
disruptive.
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30 December 2008
Few government employees have more important responsibilities than the
federal air traffic controllers whose primary job is to protect the safety
of the ever-growing number of air travelers. Yet few federal employees are
more badly treated...
06 December 2008
Women are well on the way to overtaking men in the ranks of organized labor
-- and for good reason. As a new study shows, women who’ve joined unions
have significantly better pay and benefits than working women who have not
joined....
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