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Would You Treat Your Mother THIS Way? Wal-Mart Does!
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On: May 10, 2008 (21:34:00)
Wal-Mart faces the largest gender-discrimination lawsuit of all time, with 1.6 million women suing over unequal pay and unequal opportunities. Its managers have told women they “don't belong in management” and that they “can't manage men.”More recently, Wal-Mart has repeatedly denied military moms leave to see their children before they deploy to war zones Read More...
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Employee Free Choice Act Would End Recession
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On: May 09, 2008 (21:36:00)
All the signs are there—the economy is headed into a recession. The burst in the housing bubble, the sub-prime mortgage disaster and spate of foreclosures that followed have combined with an ever-expanding credit crisis to threaten the worst economic downturn in decades. Already, the evidence is apparent. Housing values have dropped by a collective $8 trillion Read More...
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Why Young Workers Need a Union
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On: May 06, 2008 (09:28:00)
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - Guest Blog: Why Young Workers Need a Union Over the next several weeks the UFCW will post a new guest blog each Thursday. These blogs are written by members, activists and organizers working to unite young workers. Let us know what you think. Our first blog Why Young Workers Need a Union was written by Brendan Sexton from UFCW Local 1500 Read More...
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Wal-Mart Subsidy Watch
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On: May 05, 2008 (23:54:00)
How Wal-Mart Has Used Public Money in Your State A secret behind Wal-Mart’s rapid expansion in the United States has been its extensive use of public money. This includes more than $1.2 billion in tax breaks, free land, infrastructure assistance, low-cost financing and outright grants from state and local governments around the country Read More...
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President's Message: Solidarity Means Success
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On: May 02, 2008 (09:14:00)
There is no such thing as easy bargaining. No matter how profitable our employers are, no matter how high their market share is, no matter how much it is in their own self-interest to treat our members right, they always do everything they can to gain concessions, sometimes offering proposals that are insulting and even hiring scabs to staff their stores in the event of a work stoppage Read More...
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