Labor News September 27, 2006

Headlines:

• NYC Restaurant Workers Say They're Owed Millions in Back Wages & Tips
• Alice In Bushland: Through The Looking Glass With "King Bush" & "Mad Hatter Rumsfeld"
• AFL-CIO, Textile Association File Joint Trade Complaint On Workers' Rights
• Economic Report: Health Care Premiums Up 7.7 Percent So Far in 2006

Labor News September 21, 2006

Headlines:

• AFL-CIO promises biggest get out the vote effort
• Stewards responsible for British Airways wildcat strike receive "hush money"
• Economic Report: NYC considers rewarding poor for making healthy decisions

Labor News: Sept. 20, 2006

Headlines:

• Toledo Blade lock out continues
• Migrant workers from around the world gathered outside of UN
• Wal-Mart to begin voter education campaign

Labor News Septmber 18, 2006

Headlines:

• Judge: Railway Labor Act does not give workers right to "engage in open industrial hostilities."
• Prison workers in Washington may vote down final contract offer
• Starbucks sued for discrimination
• Economic Report: Healthcare industry props up economy

News for September 15, 2006

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News for September 15, 2006

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Labor News September 14, 2006

Headlines:

• San Francisco Hotel Workers Reach Agreement
• Striking Northwest Mechanics Get Some Good News
• Detroit Teachers Back In Class After Tentative Agreement
• IRS Presses Ahead WIth Privatized Tax Debt Collections
• Economic Report: IMF Warns Of Many Global Financial Threats

Labor News: Sept. 11, 2006

Headlines:

• AFSCME President: NLRB taking away rights
• Workers talk about struggles during NYC Labor Day parade

Labor News, Sept. 7, 2006

Headlines:

• Democratic Leadership Council Joins Labor In Support of Employee Free Choice Act
• Locked Out Toledo Blade Workers Say This Is a Union-Busting Attempt
• Economic Report: Public Workers Earn More Than Private Sector

Labor News: Sept. 6, 2006

Headlines:

• Senator Russ Feingold : Change Congress To Win Employee Free Choice
• Detroit Teachers' Strike Resists Concession Demands
• Bankruptcy Judge Greenlights Delta's Plan To End Pilot Pensions
• Air Traffic Controllers Say Work Rules Imposition a "Punch In The Gut"
• California Kaiser Permanente Nurses Win Union Rights Protection, Pay Hikes
• Economic Report: Wages Fall For College and High School Grads

Labor News for Sept. 5, 2006

Headlines:

• President Sweeney Pays Labor Day Visit To Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle
• Minimum Wage Battle Opens Front in Kentucky
• Economic Report: Dramatic Real Income Drop Reverses Late Nineties Gains