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My Word: Anti-union rant clouds facts
On Nov. 1 in his My Word column, Mark P. Wylie quoted Orlando Sentinel reporter Dan Tracy's article saying that the reason the Florida AFL-CIO has raised concerns over the SunRail project is because "train managers might hire unqualified, nonunion...Tags: Florida Department of Transportation, Employees, Health and Safety at Work, Mike Williams, Local Authority
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We need to prevent future Greensboro massacres
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the Greensboro Massacre. We need to recall it so something like it never happens again. On the morning of Nov. 3, 1979, at the corner of Carver and Everitt streets in Greensboro, N.C., 40 Ku Klux Klansmen and...Tags: Murder, Duke University, Barack Obama, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Malcolm X
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Miércoles, 4 de noviembre de 2009 - 5.30 pm EST
NUEVA JERSEY - Nueva York - La derrota de Jon Corzine abre una nueva etapa en las relaciones entre la gobernación y la comunidad hispana de Nueva Jersey, que se habían afianzado con la gestión del gobernador demócrata. FRONTERA - El Paso - La Patrulla...Tags: San Francisco, National or Ethnic Minorities, Alicia Keys, Barack Obama, Minority Groups
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Sindicato inmigrantes acusa a México de indiferencia ante asesinato activista
El sindicato de trabajadores agrícolas migrantes de AFL-CIO denunció hoy ante la CIDH que el Gobierno de México "parece no querer actuar" ante el "caso no resuelto" del asesinato de su líder Santiago Rafael Cruz en abril de 2007. El presidente del... -
Philadelphia transit contract in line with other cities, experts say
PHILADELPHIA The proposed contract that Philadelphia-area transit workers rejected was better than most workers are getting in the recession, some labor experts say. At worst, it was in line with other collective-bargaining agreements successfully...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Collective Contract, National Government, Civil and Public Service, AFSCME
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Building an NFL stadium for L.A.; fired up over the marijuana debate; Hamid Karzai's 'victory'
Play by the rules Re “Political football,” Opinion, Oct. 29 Unlike Sen. Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), I hate football. That does not stop me from agreeing with his criticism of bypassing California's environmental laws to build the City...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Judges, NFL, Alan Lowenthal, Environmental Pollution
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PERSPECTIVE: Ohio Governor largely out of sight on casino issue leading up to Tuesday election
Associated Press WriterCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Arguments for and against casinos bombarded Ohioans via the airwaves, phone lines and news media for weeks. But the state's first citizen, and the bearer of its most powerful bully pulpit, was largely out of sight and out of...Tags: Campaign Finance, Colleges and Universities, Regional Authority, Ohio State University, Tom Smith
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Proposed rule change would make union organizing easier at airlines, railroads
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Workers at U.S. airlines and railroads would have an easier time forming unions if the National Mediation Board succeeds in changing a 75-year-old rule on union organizing. A proposed rule announced Monday would recognize a...Tags: Employees, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Delta Air Lines, Barack Obama
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My Word: Union alliance not quality issue
In the Orlando Sentinel article, "Proposed train projects: Will new jobs sway opinions?" on Tuesday, reporter Dan Tracy shared the history of why the AFL-CIO has opposed SunRail and worked to defeat the commuter rail in the face of bipartisan support. He...Tags: Employees, Rich Crotty, Employers, Economic Policy, Buddy Dyer
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Washington's ultimatum on commuter rail puts plans on track
Central Florida's two-year fight to roll its commuter-rail plans through Tallahassee may be almost over. Two weeks ago, Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater and other legislators went to Washington to hear that Florida must jump-start the $1.2 billion,...Tags: Lobbying, Buddy Dyer, Regional Authority, CSX Corporation, Lawyers
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In Your Town: November 1, 2009
LEHIGH COUNTY ALLENTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT will hold a memorial service for Axel, an Allentown Police dog, who succumbed to cancer on Oct. 22. K-9 Axel was eight years old and served the department with his handler, K-9 Sgt. John Hill, for more than six...Tags: Wildlife, Death and Dying, Lafayette College, Cancer, Medicare
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Unions: Trying To Get Workers' Clout Back
Does anyone care about labor anymore? Richard Trumka, the AFL-CIO's longtime secretary-treasurer, was recently elevated to president of America's largest labor federation. He now leads a confederation of 11.5 million workers, a membership bigger than the...Tags: Employees, YouTube, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Ronald Reagan
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