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By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Judy Taylor, the artist who painted the mural that was removed from Maine’s Department of Labor, said on Wednesday that she was sad to learn that the governor’s decision to move the mural might have started with an anonymous letter comparing it to North Korean brainwashing. Gov. Paul LePage of Maine ordered
Read moreDon’t forget to join a “We Are One” event in your area on Monday, April 4, 2011 when unions, people of faith, civil and human rights activists, students and other progressive allies will host a range of community and workplace-focused actions across the U.S. Join in solidarity with working people in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and
Read moreIn an election conducted under the National Mediation Board’s (NMB) new voting guidelines, workers at AirTran won collective bargaining rights when a solid majority of the carrier’s 2,900 Fleet and Passenger Service/Reservation employees voted to join the Machinists Union. The IAM organizing campaign at AirTran gathered fresh momentum following the announcement in 2010 that AirTran
Read moreThe House of Representatives is poised to vote this Thursday, March 31, on legislation containing a provision that would repeal the new voting rules for airline and rail workers issued last year by the National Mediation Board (NMB). The repeal provision is hidden deep within the massive FAA Reauthorization bill (H.R. 658) and would replace
Read moreEmployees of a Philips Luminaires plant in Sparta, TN, are fighting to keep the corporation from shutting down their plant and using stimulus funds to ship their jobs across the border. Philips informed more than 270 employees in November that they would be shutting down the nearly 40-year-old lighting fixture factory and moving most of
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