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Collective bargaining
Heroes no longer? Fred Meyer ends hero pay
Grocery sales are booming, and prices saw the largest one-month jump in 46 years, and yet Fred Meyer is ending the $2 bonus pay it began March.
Trade
Hard feelings linger after Fast Track vote
Labor is in no mood to pal around with Democrats who voted for it.
Health Care
As Obamacare insurance exchanges near launch, labor braces for impact
Labor-affiliated health trusts are locked out of Obamacare’s benefits, and forced to pay its costs
Retirement
Unions ask Congress to let distressed pensions trim retiree benefits
10 million workers are covered by multiemployer pensions, but at least half are in serious trouble
Union democracy
Fracture and reunion as nurses unions shift alignments
Nurse associations have merged, split, and morphed as nurses turn toward collective bargaining.
Workers Rights
Walmart ‘Black Friday’ protests coast-to-coast
The world’s largest retailer saw protests of its low wages and benefits.
Politics
More unions take action in Portland mayor’s race
Eileen Brady has five labor endorsements, Charlie Hales has one, and Jefferson Smith has two.
