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Sen. Dan Wolf’s challenge to Democrats on Wisconsin

February 20, 2011 By bestread

Sen. Dan Wolf challenges us to "do the right thing" [cct] "We as Democrats need to be feeling 'fire in the belly'.Sen. Dan Wolf added, "What's going on in Wisconsin is absolutely not acceptable. It's time to have an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cape-cod, dan-wolf, labor-movement, state-senate, wisconsin

Study: Construction Unions Strengthen Mass. Economy

April 15, 2010 By the-electrical-worker-ibew

They found that union workers earn an average of $13 dollars more per hour than nonunion workers in the Bay State's construction industry. When benefits are included, they average $28.35 more per hour than their nonunion counterparts. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, construction-unions, economy, employee-free-choice-act, ibew, jeff-grabelsky, labor-movement, maria-figueroa, massachusetts

Rep. Stephen Lynch: “Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege”

November 10, 2009 By the-electrical-worker-ibew

Massachusetts Congressman -- and former union ironworker -- Stephen Lynch recently sat down with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers to talk about the labor movement and the status of vital pro-worker legislation -- like the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, congress, employee-free-choice-act, health-care-reform, ibew, ironworkers, labor-movement, public-option, stephen-lynch, unions

Wonderful tribute to women activists

July 17, 2009 By judy-meredith

Wonderful tribute to women activists in the fight for social economic and racial justice. We stand on their shoulders.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: activists, labor-movement, women

Why Won’t Central Maine Power Fight for Real Health Care Reform?

July 17, 2009 By the-electrical-worker-ibew

As political weapons are sharpened for another historic showdown over health care reform, it's important to talk about what this debate means for tens of thousands of workers like Dick Rogers, a 28-year member of the International … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: central-maine-power, energy-east, health-care, health-care-reform, iberdrola, ibew, labor-movement, local-1837, unions

Union Friday Returns!

October 14, 2006 By shai-sachs

The biggest news is the terrible Kentucky River decision from the NLRB.  In this decision, issued on September 29 and released Oct. 3, the NLRB ruled that employees who spend as little as 10 - 15% of their time overseeing other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, labor-movement, nlrb, seiu, unions, wal-mart

Union Friday the Second

March 24, 2006 By shai-sachs

Starting off with national developments: Via the Workers Independent News, the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that union membership increased tremendously last year.  Labor unions organized a net 213,000 new union members … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, card-check, change-to-win, labor-movement, national, union-friday, unions

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