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WASHINGTON, D.C. | July 20, 2011 – On Thursday, July 21 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a markup of the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office
Read moreThe Colombia Free Trade Agreement is a betrayal of fundamental human rights. Last year, 51 trade unionists were slain in the streets of Colombia. Over 2,850 trade unionists were murdered in the last 25 years. And so far in 2011, 17 trade unionists have been killed. These atrocities, combined with Colombia’s negligent child labor enforcement
Read moreThe organizing drive at IKEA’s manufacturing subsidiary, Swedwood, in Danville, VA, is gaining more international support with a special request by the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI). BWI is calling for people around the world to submit pictures of themselves in front of IKEA stores with signs saying “I Vote for IKEA/Swedwood Union!” BWI
Read moreSouthern Territory GLR Dave Porter swears in (left to right) LL 340 Vice President Willis Pinney, Recording Secretary Ana Rosa Morales, and President Mervyn Constantine After recent organizing wins in the U.S. Virgin Islands, IAM members are forming new Local Lodge 340. “We are starting the Local Lodge with strong members and true labor activists,”
Read moreTo listen to the Republican side of the deficit debate, U.S. corporations are overburdened with taxes and that’s why there are no jobs, leaving huge cuts to Social Security, Medicare and other social programs as the only way to balance the budget. But a new study by the Center for Tax Justice (CTJ) shows U.S.
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