Labor News and Notes Round Up for 9/11
The latest stories from the front lines of the labor fight across the country… Public workers, union members and employees of utilitty companies… OUR Wal-mart is fighting for workers rights at the country’s largest employer. Taking a look at the state of today’s unions./a> Labor leaders are calling for Hershey to stop abusing workers. Fox bashes infrastructure spending as bailout for unions , ignoring the importance of infrastructure not only for workers, for the economy as a whole. Conservative media continue to try to smear Jimmy Hoffa for calling on people to vote. Unions are big supporters of the American Jobs Act , even if they don’t think it’s perfect. Hyatt workers in four cities are on strike. The Federal Aviation Administration has been extended for another short period. Workers are growing more unhappy with their health benefits and promotions. The AFL-CIO is calling on the National Labor Relations Board to protect undocumented workers from being cheated out of earned wages. International Longshore and Warehouse Union protests in Washington state are the subject of some controversy. The majority of working poor in the U.S. are now in poverty. Conservatives media are attacking the blocking of the AT&T-T-Mobile merger , suggesting it is anti-jobs, which nearly everyone else says isn’t true.
Labor News and Notes Round Up for 9/11
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