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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: labor movement

labor movement stories: 5 news summaries

Dem Groups 
Loyal to Obama 
Despite Snubs 

Prez won't kiss up
to activists, but pushes
liberal agenda

Mar 21, 09 5:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is publicly ignoring and even criticizing the liberal interest groups feverishly courted by past presidents. He has chastised the teachers’ union, skipped the State of the Black Union (again), and eschewed fanfare when restoring funding to groups that promote abortion. But activists remain loyal anyway, Politico reports, because... More »

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Barack Obama • labor movement • special interests • liberal • activists • pro-choice activists • Obama administration • political strategy

New Labor Radio Ad Beats Up on Rush

Attacks GOP senators,
tells them not to side with Limbaugh

Jan 30, 09 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A radio ad is making the rounds in Cleveland, Reno, and Philadelphia, slamming the local Republican senator and the apparent leader of the opposition: Rush Limbaugh. The ad, from the labor-backed Americans United for Change, slams House Republicans who “voted with Limbaugh against creating 4 million new American jobs.... More »

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labor movement • Rush Limbaugh • political advertising • radio advertising • economic stimulus package

ANALYSIS

 Solis Is Cabinet's 
 Lone Progressive 

Obama's Cabinet stocked with moderates—except Solis

Dec 19, 08 1:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Progressives are viewing Barack Obama's ever-so-centrist Cabinet with disappointment, except for the notable pick of union friend Hilda Solis for labor secretary, Politico reports. Solis, a rising star in the House who had been viewed as a potential Speaker, is the daughter of a teamster and a factory worker, and... More »

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Barack Obama • Cabinet • labor movement • centrist • moderate • Obama Cabinet • Hilda Solis • Ron Kirk

Sweatshop Crucifixes Stir Up Unholy Mess for Church

Religious gifts made in appalling conditions

Nov 21, 07 2:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Revelations that crucifixes in their gift shops are made in a Chinese sweatshop has shocked officials at New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral and Trinity Episcopal Church, who removed the crosses from stores, reports Newsday. Young workers at the crucifix factory reportedly work 15-hour days in poor conditions for only 26... More »

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Catholic Church • labor movement • st patrick's cathedral • sweatshop

Micky D Gives
Migrants a Raise

Penny-a-pound increase for tomato pickers sets industry standard

Apr 10, 07 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The cent-a-pound increase McDonald's agreed to grant their tomato-picking field hands yesterday may sound like, well, pennies, but it represents a more than 70% raise, the Chicago Tribune reports. And the deal was hailed as paving the way for negotiations between migrant workers and other corporate Goliaths across the country. More »

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McDonald's • migrant workers • social responsibility • labor movement • Taco Bell • Pizza Hut • Yum Brands • Jimmy Carter • labor

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