| Democratic
platform backs right to organize
The Democratic Party has put itself solidly and strongly behind the right
to organize, which gratified the 800 or more union delegates to its National
Convention in Boston.
Comcast
systematically squeezing out unions
In two years,
the nationÁs largest cable company has cut in half the number of unionized
units.
Oregon
AFL-CIO COPE to weigh merits of Measure 35
In a battle between doctors and lawyers, do workers have a side? That
question will confront the Oregon AFL-CIO’s Committee on Political
Education (COPE) when it meets Friday, Aug. 13, to decide whether to take
a position on Measure 35 and other initiatives on the Nov. 2 ballot in
Oregon.
Congress
okays NAFTA-like deals with Australia and Morocco
In July, the U.S. Congress passed two more trade agreements that were
opposed by organized labor, despite a late-breaking controversy about
provisions that will make it harder for Americans to re-import low-cost
pharmaceuticals.
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news articles
* Over 500 janitors in high-tech plants gain union rights
* Faculty
at Eastern Oregon University keeps AFT union
* AFL-CIO
will rate hospitals on fair labor standards
* Freightliner
to add 700 union jobs at Swan Island
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