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California Nurses a Royal Pain for Billionaire Candidate
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:54:38 +0000 - When billionaire Meg Whitman, who has never held any political office and seldom even bothers to vote, decided to use her personal fortune to run for California?s highest office, the California Nurses Association challenged her with political satire. Lead image: Lead image caption: When billionaire Meg Whitman, who has never held any political office, decided to use her personal fortune to run for California?s highest office, the California Nurses Association dispatched \"Queen Meg\" to mock her enormous wealth and expose her destructive agenda. Photo: CNA.

Telecom Setbacks Debated at CWA Convention
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:33:35 +0000 - A pair of contentious resolutions marked the Communications Workers convention in the capital this week. One highlighted widespread discontent among local leaders and activists over fragmented bargaining and concessions in telecommunications bargaining last year, and the other shifted conventions from every year to every two, reflecting the union?s financial troubles.

Settlement Reached in Two-Year Feud between SEIU and UNITE HERE
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:02:43 +0000 - Byline: Mark Brenner After nearly two years of warfare and legal wrangling, the hotel workers (UNITE HERE) and service workers (SEIU) announced on Monday an end to their bitter dispute. The deal promises to end hostilities that broke into the open when former UNITE HERE President Bruce Raynor organized a faction within the union to split from UNITE HERE and join SEIU.

GM Seeks to Cut Wages in Half at Indianapolis Factory
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:25:38 +0000 - Byline: Jane Slaughter GM stamping plant workers in Indianapolis have told the company they won?t cut their wages in half, even when threatened with a shutdown. A prospective buyer of the 650-worker factory has indicated he wants United Auto Workers members to drop from $29 an hour to $14.65.

Wal-Mart Outmaneuvers Unions To Win Approval for Chicago Store
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:28:33 +0000 - Byline: Mischa Gaus Wal-Mart outmaneuvered union and community forces in Chicago and won approval for a second store. Some unions claimed victory, saying a wage agreement was reached. The company denies it. Lead image: Lead image caption: Wal-Mart outmaneuvered union and community forces in Chicago to win city council approval for the discount chain?s second store in the city. Some unions claimed victory, saying a wage agreement was reached, which the company denies. Photo: Ira and Andrea.

Civil Disobedience Raises Stakes in Nationwide Protests against Hyatt
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:43:21 +0000 - Byline: by Catherine-Mercedes Judge Hundreds of hotel and restaurant employees and supporters were arrested around the country Thursday in coordinated civil disobedience against the Hyatt Corporation. Lead image: Lead image caption: Hundreds of hotel and restaurant employees and supporters were arrested around the country Thursday in coordinated civil disobedience against the Hyatt Corporation. Photo: Toussaint Losier.

Yawning Deficits Put Public Sector Workers in the Crosshairs
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:50:44 +0000 - Byline: Paul Abowd, Mark Brenner The stock market may be climbing, but city and state budgets across the country are stuck in a downward spiral. From California to Maine, double-digit deficits have left civil servants with a giant bull?s-eye on their backs Lead image: Lead image caption: 35,000 public sector workers descended on Trenton in late May to protest Governor Chris Christie\'s package of layoffs and social service cuts. Photo: CWA.

New York Musters to Fight as Layoffs Sweep Mass Transit
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:08:54 +0000 - The recession has hammered transit agencies across the country. Some 700 New York City transit workers?mostly bus operators and station agents?have been laid off since May and another 200?300 may be gone by the end of the summer.

?Undocumented and Unafraid? Students Sit-in for Their Dream at the Capitol
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:21:38 +0000 - Twenty-two undocumented students risked deportation at the nation?s Capitol yesterday, staging sit-ins in the offices of five senators. After leaving the offices the group unfurled a banner in the Senate building?considered a felony?and held a second sit-in in the atrium. All were arrested by the time the building closed in the evening. Lead image: Lead image caption: Undocumented youth and students rally for the Dream Act outside the Senate building Tuesday. Photo: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

A Second Disaster Coming to the Gulf? Hazards Abound for Cleanup Workers
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:28:49 +0000 - Byline: Enku Ide Some of the 27,000 workers in the Gulf cleanup are falling sick, but fear retaliation for speaking out. The long-term effects of chemical exposure on workers and residents are yet unknown. Lead image: Lead image caption: Contractors clean up tar balls along Crystal Beach on the Bolivar Peninsula in Texas. Some of the 27,000 workers involved in the cleanup effort are falling sick, and the long-term effects of chemical exposure for workers and residents are yet unknown. Photo: Petty Officer 2nd Class Prentice Danner, U.S. Coast Guard.

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