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Air Canada comments on decision by Minister of Labour

newswire.ca     Jul 26, 2008   21 related          

Company available to begin mitigation discussions with unions immediately MONTREAL, July 25 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada provides the following comment in response to the decision today by the Minister of Labour to decline Air...                    

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Trade Unions Threaten Chaos

britishblogs.co.uk     Jul 25, 2008   5 related          

A bunch of crazed Leninists are trying to drag the Labour Party back to the bad old days of the 1970's - before Thsatcher saved the nation for hedge fund managers - when we all lived on potato peelings and trade union leaders...                    

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Six little words to fix America's wage crisis

denverpost.com     Jul 25, 2008   1 related          

Two weeks ago, I met with my friend Tom Geoghegan, the single best writer and thinker on labor issues in America, and a guy who should be a leading choice for Secretary of Labor in a Democratic administration. His proposal...                    

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Labor Actions Widen - ILWU Slowdown Spreads North; Actions Now At Ports of Los Angeles, Long...

prnewswire.com     Jul 25, 2008   1 related          

Labor Actions Widen - ILWU Slowdown Spreads North; Actions Now At Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland Disruption Enters Third Week; Threatens Commerce and Labor Negotiations SAN FRANCISCO, July 25 /PRNewswire/ --...                    

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Paul Weyrich: A Commendable Secretary of Labor

townhall.com     Jul 25, 2008   5 related          

Who should John McCain pick as his running mate? The Administration of President George W. Bush is drawing to a close after nearly eight years in office. In my opinion that prize goes to Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, the only...                    

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Another measure aimed at unions makes ballot

denverpost.com     Jul 24, 2008   3 related          

A proposal that would prohibit union dues and fees from being deducted from government workers' paychecks has been certified for the November ballot, supporters say. Supporters needed the signatures of 76,046 registered voters...                    

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Teamsters are Going Green

bennycat.blogspot.com     Jul 24, 2008   6 related          

With permission, I am supplying BW readers with a fantastic diary by TomP that appeared today on the Daily Kos. Jim Hoffa has just announced that the Teamsters are pulling out of the coalition supporting drilling in ANWR and...                    

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Striking cemetery workers picket GTA graveyards

nationalpost.com     Jul 24, 2008   14 related          

By Melissa Leong, National PostFor the first time in the 182-year history of the Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries, hundreds of workers have walked off the job and set up pickets at nine graveyards across the greater Toronto...                    

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French firms free to renegotiate 35-hour week

guardian.co.uk     Jul 24, 2008   20 related          

France has moved a step closer to ditching the compulsory 35-hour week, which was introduced a decade ago. Parliament passed a law late yesterday that will allow companies to negotiate individual deals with unions on working...                    

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Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Resoundingly Reaffirms Endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for President and...

earthtimes.org     Jul 24, 2008   1 related          

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President William George today announced the reaffirmation of the AFL-CIO's endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for President which was made by the AFL-...                    

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