WIN Labor News March 1, 2007

Headlines:

* California Nurses Push For Reintroduced Universal Health Care Bill
* Washington Considers Restrictions On Predatory Payday Lending
* Economic Report: New Home Sales Continue To Plunge

WIN Labor News February 28, 2007

Headlines:

* Congress Begins Debate On Employee Free Choice Act Thursday
* Fair Currency Act Being Introduced Today With AFL-CIO Support
* Michigan Grocery Is First To Ban All Smithfield Products
* Economic Report: U.S. Workers Not Saving Enough For Retirement

Labor News Feb. 26, 2007

Headlines:

* Teamsters oppose opening the border to Mexican trucks
* LA extends living wage ordinance to hotels near LAX

WIN Labor Headlines February 23, 2007

Headlines:

* NY SEIU, Hospital Association Launch Campaign Against Health Budget Cuts * What's Wrong With Kansas? Minimum Wage of $2.65 An Hour
* Resisting Concessions Pays Off For York, Pennsylvania Harley Workers
* Economic Report: Costs For Medicare, Medicaid Could Double In A Decade

WIN Labor News February 22, 2007

Headlines:

* EPI's Agenda For Shared Prosperity Forum In D.C. - Work That Works
* Oregon Public Workers Could Regain Right to Bargain Safety Issues
* Economic Report: Glass Compensation Ceiling Still There For Women

Labor News February 21, 2007

Headlines:

* Wal-Mart Effort To Move Up-Scale Has PR Pitfalls
* ACORN Opposes Near Tripling of Green Card Application Fees
* Conyers Universal Healthcare Bill Picks Up More Labor Support
* Low Starting Salary for Officers Hurts NYPD Recruiting

Labor News February 20, 2007

Headlines:

* Members Of Congress Join Workers Nationwide To Back Employee Free Choice Act
* Big Majority Of U.S. Public In All Regions of The Country Approve of Unions
* CWA Organizing Effort At Verizon Wireless Gaining Ground
* Economic Report: U.S. Lags Behind Other Nations In Worker Protection Policies

Labor News February 19, 2007

Headlines:

• A costly Harley Davidson strike may be over
• Goodyear lost $367 million due to strike it provoked
• Comair pilots have until March 4 to vote on new contract terms
• Union workers rally against use of non-union workers in Reno hotel project

Labor News February 16, 2007

Headlines:

* Cheney Sharpens His Boss' Veto Pen On Labor Law Reform
* Labor Lawyer Provides True Picture Of Law Workers Face When Organizing
* Hershey Delivers Sour Valentines As It Cuts Jobs

Labor News February 15, 2007

Headlines:

* UAW Responds To Daimler-Chrysler Slashing 13,000 Jobs
* AFL-CIO: Huge Trade Deficits Unsustainable, Dangerous And Must Be Changed
* Students On Several Campuses Staging Anti-war Strike
* Judge Upholds Anti-Strike Injunction Against Boston Teachers

Labor News February 14, 2007

Headlines:

• IAM Set To Resume Talks With Harley-Davidson Today
• CNA: Corporations Shouldn't Be Let Off The Hook On Universal Healthcare
• Is There An Air Traffic Controller Shortage Building?
• UMWA Improves Contracts At Peabody Energy

Labor News: Feb. 13, 2007

Headlines:

• Can the Employee Free Choice Act pass?
• SEIU/Wal-Mart healthcare alliance, more than words?
• MTV to cut 250 jobs to cope with changing media environment

Labor News Feb. 12, 2007

Headlines:

• Coal country could become green country
• Harley strike continues; layoffs loom
• Nearly 1.5 million public sector workers strike in France
• Illegal drug use down; prescription drug abuse up

Labor News Headlines February 9, 2007

Headlines:

* Workers To Congress: Our Most Basic Liberties Must Be Restored
* Plenty Of War Money In Bush Budget, Not Enough For Poor Kids' Health
* Kodak Cutting 30,000 Jobs To Abandon Film For Digital
* Chicago SEIU Backs Conyers' Single Payer National Health Care

Labor News Headlines February 9, 2007

Headlines:

* Workers To Congress: Our Most Basic Liberties Must Be Restored
* Plenty Of War Money In Bush Budget, Not Enough For Poor Kids' Health
* Kodak Cutting 30,000 Jobs To Abandon Film For Digital
* Chicago SEIU Backs Conyers' Single Payer National Health Care

Labor News Headlines February 8, 2007

Headlines:

* SEIU, Wal-Mart Form Business-Labor Health Care Reform Alliance
* UFCW Skeptical Of Wal-Mart, SEIU Health Care Reform Announcement

Labor News Headlines February 7, 2007

Headlines:

* Employee Free Choice Act Reintroduced By Congressional Democrats
* Wal-Mart Fails To Get Huge Sexual Discrimination Suit Dismissed
* Milwaukee Gets 200 New Telecom Jobs
* SEIU Reaches Contract Deal For Minneapolis Janitors
* Economic Report: Economic Inequality Rages On In America

Labor News Headlines February 6, 2007

Headlines:

* Harley Workers Meet With Company As Lockout For Rejecting Concessions
Continues
* UFCW Begins Talks With Ralph's Grocery Chain As Criminal Probe of
Ralph's Goes On
* Hoffa Raises Concerns About Laidlaw Takeover
* Economic Report: Dodd To Push Paid Family and Medical Leave

Labor News February 5, 2007

Headlines:

* Teamsters Fight Move By Largest U.S. Car Hauler To Void Contracts
* CWA Pushes to Build Infrastructure To Catch Up In High-Speed Internet
* Employee Free Choice Act To Be Reintroduced In Congress
* Economic Report: Unemployment Highest In Four Months, Job Creation Weak

Labor News Headlines February 2, 2007

Headlines:

* Harley-Davidson Locks Out Workers Who Rejected Concessions
* A $19,000 Salary Just Won't Fly - Comair Pilots Poised For Possible Job
Action Saturday
* UAW: Delphi, Investor Unwilling To Resolve Labor Issues
* Is Smithfield Using New Immigration Security Program To Target Union
Organizers?