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On AlterNet: union

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "union"

Revolt on Goose Island: The Chicago Factory Takeover, and What it Says About the Economic Crisis

Revolt on Goose Island: The Chicago Factory Takeover, and What it Says About the Economic Crisis

Kari Lydersen, Melville House Publishing. August 19, 2009.
When Chicago's Republic Windows & Doors suddenly closed, workers occupied the factory and fought for their labor rights.

Don't Let Wells Fargo Be a Roadblock to Economic Recovery

Don't Let Wells Fargo Be a Roadblock to Economic Recovery

ZP Heller, Open Left AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. July 14, 2009.
Why won’t Wells Fargo use its bailout billions to keep the Quad City Die Casting company afloat?

Wells Fargo Cheats Union Families By Cutting Off Health Care

Wells Fargo Cheats Union Families By Cutting Off Health Care

Mike Elk, AlterNet AlterNet: Health and Wellness. July 7, 2009.
Workers continue to fight back against Wells Fargo despite their illegal practices.

Rite Aid Workers Are Gaining Ground in The Fight For A Union

Rite Aid Workers Are Gaining Ground in The Fight For A Union

Jennifer Sargent, Labor Notes. June 15, 2009.
As Rite Aid bigwigs dawdle, workers are gathering nationwide support for their rights.

Starbucks’ Health Care Policy Is Sickening

Starbucks’ Health Care Policy Is Sickening

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. May 27, 2009.
Tell Starbucks' CEO Howard Schultz to support his workers' right to unionize.

Hawkish Right-Wingers Hurting Teachers, and Your Kids

Hawkish Right-Wingers Hurting Teachers, and Your Kids

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. May 13, 2009.
Until the teachers union abandons its hawkish agenda, its credibility will continue to be compromised and embattled teachers will suffer.

News Flash: Americans Still Like Unions!

News Flash: Americans Still Like Unions!

Dick Meister, AlterNet. January 6, 2009.
Most Americans support the labor movement despite loads of anti-union corporate propaganda.

Obama: Laid-Off Workers Occupying Factory in Chicago Are 'Absolutely Right'

Obama: Laid-Off Workers Occupying Factory in Chicago Are 'Absolutely Right'

Abdon Pallasch, The Chicago Sun-Times. December 8, 2008.
Obama speaks out on behalf of 250 union workers who say they won't leave the factory without what they're owed.

Wal-Mart Shoppers Trample and Kill Employee Jdimytai Damour, Keep Shopping

Wal-Mart Shoppers Trample and Kill Employee Jdimytai Damour, Keep Shopping

Baratunde Thurston, Jack & Jill Politics AlterNet: Video. December 1, 2008.
A failure of values at the largest and smallest scales of society.

FOX and the GOP Fearmongering About Employee Free Choice

FOX and the GOP Fearmongering About Employee Free Choice

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. November 24, 2008.
Conservatives get desperate over EFCA.

The Washington Post Only Supports Bailouts for Millionaires, Not Autoworkers

The Washington Post Only Supports Bailouts for Millionaires, Not Autoworkers

Dean Baker, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. October 28, 2008.
After all, the average autoworker only makes $56,650 a year, who do they think they are?

The Employee Free Choice Act: Busting the Union Busters

The Employee Free Choice Act: Busting the Union Busters

Staff, American Rights at Work AlterNet: Video. September 2, 2008.
American Rights at Work launches an ad campaign to educate the public on the critical issues facing the struggling middle class.

State of the Union: SEIU Faces Dissent In the Ranks

State of the Union: SEIU Faces Dissent In the Ranks

David Moberg, In These Times. April 24, 2008.
The political fight developing within SEIU has broad implications for the labor movement and progressive politics.

Union Members Revved Up for 2008 Elections, Leaders Say

Union Members Revved Up for 2008 Elections, Leaders Say

Mark Gruenberg, Workday Minnesota. November 14, 2007.
"We're on the cusp of a shift that could redefine American politics for decades to come..."

The Coal Mine Disaster, Brought to You By Evil Corporations

The Coal Mine Disaster, Brought to You By Evil Corporations

Tula Connell, AlterNet: PEEK. August 9, 2007.
Tula Connell: While six miners remain buried, the mine owner says there is no emergency and attacks his workers' union.

Iraq Oil Ministry: No Dealing With Unions

Iraq Oil Ministry: No Dealing With Unions

Ben Lando, UPI. July 31, 2007.
Iraq's powerful oil unions have long been a bulwark against privatizing their industry. Now they're being sidelined.

UPDATE: Striking janitors trampled in Houston [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. November 20, 2006.
Victory?

Equal marriage victory in New Jersey

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. October 26, 2006.
Court mandates rights for same sex unions.