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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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 Specter's Shift 
 May Doom Bill on 
 Union Organizing 

It's a major blow
to EFCA hopes

Mar 24, 09 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. Arlen Specter said today he won't support the Employee Free Choice Act, delivering a serious setback to the much-watched labor initiative, the Wall Street Journal reports. The bill would allow unions to organize more easily, using card signatures instead of secret ballots. The Republican's support of the measure was... More »

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Congress • Democrats • Senate • Arlen Specter • labor unions • bill • organized labor • Republicans • card check

GOP Launches
Offensive on
Pro-Union Bill

Big business is paying big bucks to lobby against 'card check' bill

Mar 9, 09 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republican lobbyists are swarming Capitol Hill this week, launching the battle over the pro-union Employee Free Choice Act—a fight one Chamber of Commerce exec describes as "Armageddon." Legions of GOP operatives are being enlisted to spend tens of millions of dollars offered by large corporations like Wal-Mart,... More »

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GOP • lobbyist • labor unions • big business • Washington lobbyists • Employee Free Choice Act • Bill Maher Grid

Leno Scabbed on Own Show During Writers Strike: Union 

Guild could expel late-night host

Feb 26, 09 12:09 PM CST
(Newser) - The Writers Guild of America claims Jay Leno broke union rules when he hit the air with his own material during the 2007-08 strike, the Los Angeles Times reports. Leno denies wrongdoing. The accusation against the host, who was publicly supportive of striking writers, was kept mum until he appeared... More »

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strike • scab • Jay Leno • labor unions • Tonight Show • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • WGA

 Germans Exalt 
 Grocery Clerk 
 Sacked Over $2 

She's become a symbol of recession-time class struggles

Feb 26, 09 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - A grocery clerk fired from her job of 31 years after allegedly stealing $1.66 has turned into a recession-time hero in Germany. While financial fat cats walk away with billions despite triggering a worldwide economic crisis, the sacking of a 50-year-old mother seems unfair, her supporters tell Der Spiegel.... More »

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Germany • theft • labor unions • labor strike • grocery stores • firing • financial crisis • clerk

Back-Room Consensus: Require Health Insurance for All

Kennedy leads meetings with industry

Feb 20, 09 11:55 AM CST
(Newser) - A series of unprecedented back-room meetings among the biggest players in health care is close to a consensus: Any new legislation will require that every American have insurance, the New York Times reports. The next part, of course, is trickier: figuring out how to enforce it, how to make it... More »

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health care • health insurance • insurance companies • business • Ted Kennedy • health care industry • Medicaid • labor unions • health care reform

ANALYSIS

 Detroit Bailout Proposals: 
 Disappointing, Incomplete 

Chrysler, GM offer no plans to get people to buy their cars

Feb 18, 09 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - GM and Chrysler now want another $22 billion from Washington—and propose to use dramatic job cuts to help right their respective ships. What both companies avoid, writes economist Susan Helper for the New Republic, is an appraisal of the real problem: Nobody wants to buy their cars. Rather than... More »

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Chrysler • United Auto Workers • General Motors • Ford • labor unions • Big Three • auto bailout

Dems Gird for Fight Over Pro-Labor Bill

'Card check' legislation faces stiff business opposition, Senate fight

Feb 5, 09 10:41 AM CST
(Newser) - House Democrats are about to unveil a bill easing the unionization process, a measure that’s already sparked major backlash, the Hill reports. The Employee Free Choice Act, which President Obama has said he'll sign, would allow workers to skip secret ballot elections to create unions, instead openly signing cards.... More »

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Congress • Senate • business • House of Representatives • legislation • labor unions • workers' rights • bill • US Chamber of Commerce

 Biden to Head Middle-Class Task Force

Obama calls it an 'American moment'

Jan 30, 09 1:38 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama today announced a new task force on the middle class, to be led by none other than onetime "working class kid from Scranton" Joe Biden, the Chicago Tribune reports. “This is a difficult moment,” Obama said, referring in part to the day’s dire... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • middle class • labor unions • Obama administration • economic policies

Cash-Squeezed Calif. to Close Offices Twice a Month

Labor unions file suit opposing cost-saving move

Jan 10, 09 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - In another creative and/or desperate budgeting move from the Governator, California state offices will close 2 days a month, the Wall Street Journal reports. The state is low on cash and facing a budget deficit expected to swell to $42 billion deficit over the next 18 months. The days off,... More »

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California • cost cutting • Arnold Schwarzenegger • lawsuit • office • labor unions • budget deficit • closing

Labor Faces a Tough Year
at Table as Economy Stalls

Worsening economic conditions are forcing unions to reopen contracts, weigh givebacks

Jan 5, 09 6:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Organized labor is facing one of its toughest negotiating years in decades as the swooning economy prompts employers to seek givebacks and contract reopenings, reports the Wall Street Journal. With several major contracts expiring—AT&T, United Airlines, and Goodyear, among others—2009 could be punishing for labor. More »

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unions • United Airlines • labor unions • AT&T • Teamsters • financial crisis

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Bush Loan Could Crush Once-Powerful UAW

Union takes benefits "equal" to nonunion workers

Dec 20, 08 3:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Washington's $17.4 billion loan to Detroit automakers may inflict a death blow to one of America's most powerful unions, the Washington Post reports. The loan requires UAW workers to accept pay and benefits “equal” to those of nonunion workers, a stipulation that undermines the union's purpose, analysts say.... More »

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United Auto Workers • labor unions • auto industry

State, Chicago Threaten BoA Over Ill. Sit-in

Will yank business if bank doesn't restore window factory's credit

Dec 9, 08 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The sit-in launched by laid-off workers at a Chicago door and window factory could have a nine-figure financial impact on Bank of America. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a day before his arrest on corruption charges, called on state agencies to cease doing business with the bank, and the city of... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Bank of America • protests • Illinois • labor unions • labor relations • sit-in • financial crisis • Republic Windows & Doors

Laid-Off Workers Refuse
to Leave Chicago Factory

Chicago plant employees stage a sit-in demanding severance and vacation pay

Dec 7, 08 6:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Laid-off workers at a Chicago window manufacturing company are taking matters into their own hands, staging a sit-in at their former plant to demand severance and vacation pay, reports the Chicago Tribune. Union members have been occupying the plant in shifts since the news—given only three days earlier—... More »

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Chicago • Bank of America • labor unions • sit-in

ANALYSIS

Five Best Jobs Left in Obama Administration

Highest-profile unfilled slots are energy, intelligence positions

Dec 5, 08 1:12 PM CST
(Newser) - State and Defense are taken, but Barack Obama has yet to fill several high-level administration positions. Politico looks at the top five open jobs:
  • Energy Secretary: Sustainable energy will remain a priority, despite the attention the economy will draw away. Key candidates: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm; Dan Reicher
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CIA • torture • clean energy • Jennifer Granholm • labor unions • Kathleen Sebelius • Director of National Intelligence • Tim Roemer • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • Dan Reicher • Sonal Shah • Vinton Cerf

 UAW Bends to 
 Boost Bailout 

Concessions meant to help Big Three win financial help from feds

Dec 3, 08 2:09 PM CST
(Newser) - The United Auto Workers agreed today to concessions that may help Detroit get $34 billion in federal assistance, the Detroit News reports. The union’s job bank—which pays eliminated employees 95% of their base salaries—will be suspended, and the UAW will delay billions in payments to its health... More »

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Congress • United Auto Workers • General Motors • labor unions • Ron Gettelfinger • Big Three • US automakers • bailout • financial crisis

Put the Brakes on
Car Chiefs' Pay: UAW Boss

Loans necessary to escape temporary bind, he adds

Dec 1, 08 4:11 AM CST
(Newser) - The nation's Big Three automakers should pledge to limit executive pay—including bonuses and severance packages—in exchange for federal money, insists the president of the United Auto Workers. Ron Gettelfinger warned that everyone is going to have to tighten his belt, including the rank-and-file, in order to save jobs.... More »

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United Auto Workers • executive compensation • Michigan • wages • automaker • labor unions • Big Three • US automakers • golden parachutes

ANALYSIS

Obama Labor Snub Has Unions Worried

With no secretary yet among Obama's economic team, labor mulls role, agenda

Nov 26, 08 11:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Labor unions campaigned hard for Barack Obama, but are now worried he may have taken them for a ride, Politico reports. Unions noted with concern that there was no labor secretary-designate among the economic advisers introduced Monday, suggesting Obama isn’t emphasizing the position. “I hope they take that... More »

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Barack Obama • labor unions • economic adviser • David Bonior • President Obama

Chamber of Commerce Plugs Cash Into Tight GOP Races

Fearing a big Senate majority for Dems, organization may spend up to $35M

Oct 24, 08 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s largest business lobby, is throwing millions of dollars into an advertising campaign to prevent Democrats from winning a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the Senate, the Wall Street Journal reports. The group could spend $35 million, twice what it set aside for all... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • Republican • GOP • labor unions • big business • Election 2008 • US Chamber of Commerce

(Newser) - The 2-day-old strike involving almost 150,000 Bollywood film workers has been settled, the BBC reports. Producers agreed to abide by an agreement that limits filming sessions to 12 hours and provides generous compensation and timely payment. "The strike is over and tomorrow we will resume work," the... More »

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film • India • Bollywood • labor unions • producers • management • actors' strike • agreement

ANALYSIS

Sides Dig In Despite Boeing Strike Costs

Stoppage in week 4; price tag nears $1.3B for aircraft giant

Sep 29, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Machinists employed by Boeing have been on strike for more than 3 weeks, with no end in sight; analysts say if the stoppage reaches a month, it could cost the aircraft maker $1.3 billion, the Seattle Times reports. The union sees its position as good, given Boeing’s huge... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • strike • labor unions • labor relations • losses • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

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