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Arizona State's largest privately owned grocery chain wins one and loses one in fight with some current and former workers 2008-08-08 [Arizona Business Gazette]

District of Columbia DC schools chief hires ex-union members at $1,000 a week to lobby union members on contract 2008-08-07 [Washington Post]

BIPARTISAN SENATE BILL CALLS ON FAA TO RESTORE FAIRNESS IN ITS CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS 2008-08-07 [Professional Aviation Safety Specialists AFL-CIO]

Utah NYT editorial: Crandall Canyon mine disaster--greed above, death below 2008-08-07 [NYT]

Last-Minute Mischief for Labor Dept to Avoid Upgrading Worker Safety Standards 2008-08-07 [NYT]

Iowa Inquiry Finds Under-Age Workers at Agriprocessors Meat Plant 2008-08-07 [NYT]

Iowa After Raid, Immigrants Fuel Labor Inquiries at Agriprocessors Meats 2008-08-07 [NYT]

America's Nearly Perfect Postal Workers 2008-08-07 [NYT]

Government Report Points to Diplomats' Abuse of Workers They Bring With Them 2008-08-07 [NYT]

Bush's Labor Dept: No Friend of the Workers 2008-08-07 [NYT]

Jobless Claims Rise Sharply 2008-08-07 [NYT]

Jobless Rate Climbs to 5.7% as 51,000 Jobs Are Lost in July 2008-08-07 [NYT]

LIUNA labor union zeroes in on Buckeye subdivision in warning of ARM mortgage resets 2008-08-07 [Phoenix Business Journal]

What Does a Radical Labor Union Look Like? 2008-08-07 [CounterPunch]

Michigan Backers and foes of Right to Work in Michigan vie for support 2008-08-07 [Business Review]

Landmark labor agreement: USW congratulates Liberian rubber workers 2008-08-07 [USW]

Connecticut Mayor request to city workers: Take time off without pay 2008-08-07 [Bridgeport News]

Quebec Top court to rule on Wal-Mart union fight 2008-08-07 [Reuters]

Profile: Service Employees International Union 2008-08-06 [NPR]

California Labor union awards scholarship to Jackson resident 2008-08-06 [Amador Ledger-Dispatch]

Tennessee Tyson plant will give workers Eid al-Fitr as a paid holiday 2008-08-06 [Dallas Morning News]

Tennessee Tyson plant drops Labor Day for Muslim holiday 2008-08-06 [Fox News]

New York NYC window washer deaths underscore job hazards 2008-08-06 [Courier Post]

Union representing workers at Tyson Foods poultry plant in Tennessee negotiates contract that substitutes Muslim holiday for Labor Day as one of eight paid holidays at plant. 2008-08-06 [New York Times]

Inquiry Finds Under-Age Workers at Meat Plant 2008-08-06 [New York Times]

Child Labor Probe: Teens worked illegally at Agriprocessors 2008-08-06 [Des Moines Register]

Muslim Holiday at Tyson Plant Creates Furor 2008-08-06 [NYT]

Boeing, unions must confront outsourcing issue 2008-08-05 [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

Olympic Sponsor Tyson Foods Swaps Labor Day for Islamic Holiday 2008-08-05 [Associated Content]

The epic story of modern times: How Chinese made a great leap forward 2008-08-05 [SF Chronicle]

Prison labour exposed to deadly toxins 2008-08-05 [Hazards magazine]

Nike's focus on keeping costs low causes poor working conditions, critics say 2008-08-05 [Oregonian]

US' biggest supplier of kosher meat accused of exploiting employees, tolerating illegally hiring teenagers. 2008-08-05 [AP, via Ynetnews,com]

Will Call Center Servicing Solve Labor's 'Customer Satisfaction' Problems? 2008-08-05 [ZNet]

Labor board becomes government's 'Rip Van Winkle' 2008-08-05 [Labor Notes]

Tyson Drops Labor Day for Muslim Holiday 2008-08-05 [Christian Broadcasting Network, VA]

Unions dig in for Delta fight 2008-08-05 [Atlanta Journal Constitution]

Minnesota Union women gather to build power 2008-08-04 [Workday Minnesota]

Witnesses warn of turbulence ahead if Delta buys Northwest 2008-08-04 [Workday Minnesota]

Obama to union leaders: We can't do it without you 2008-08-04 [Workday Minnesota]

Minnesota Local baristas join nationwide drive to organize Starbucks workers 2008-08-04 [Workday Minnesota]

AFSCME maps political plans at national convention 2008-08-04 [Workday Minnesota]

US jobless rate rises to 4-year high of 5.7 percent 2008-08-04 [The Jakarta Post]

Industrial Worker - Issue #1707, July-August 2008 2008-08-04 [IWW]

Wobblies Welcome Mall of America Starbucks Baristas to the Union! 2008-08-04 [IWW]

Editorial: Last-minute mischief at Dept. of Labor; agency shirks its responsibility on workplace safety 2008-08-04 [NY Times]

SAG is divided against itself 2008-08-04 [NY Times]

Nevada Despite downturn, unions seek to organize residential builders 2008-08-04 [Las Vegas Sun]

Verizon workers put strike on hold 2008-08-04 [St Louis Business Journal]

Wal-Mart warns managers about labor bill 2008-08-03 [Reuters]

American Union Leaders Meet Champions of the Colombian Labor Movement 2008-08-03 [AFL-CIO]

United Air and pilots in standstill pact: report 2008-08-03 [Reuters]

California AG's staff could be paid minimum wage if governor has his way 2008-08-03 [LegalNewsline]

Iowa Orthodox leaders to visit controversial worker abuse slaughterhouse 2008-08-03 [Forward]

Iowa Marching with the faithful in Iowa 2008-08-03 [Forward]

New York NYC lifeguard union boss criticized after death in the surf 2008-08-03 [NY Times]

Verizon labor talks continue beyond deadline 2008-08-03 [AP]

Longshoremen's protest sparks a ripple effect among other labor unions 2008-08-03 [Contra Costa Times]

Verizon labor talks continue past deadline 2008-08-03 [MarketWatch]

First Wal-Mart union begins in China thanks to gov't 2008-08-03 [Raw Story]

Is Wal-Mart crossing the legal line with anti-Democratic campaign? 2008-08-03 [The Raw Story]

Wal-Mart: Playing Politics, Playing Workers 2008-08-03 [FoxBusiness]

Wal-Mart Watch responds to: Wal-Mart warns of Democratic win 2008-08-03 [Wal-Mart Watch]

Shelbyville’s Tyson Food plant shifts holidays; trades Labor Day for Ramadan 2008-08-03 [Clarksville Online]

Union Negotiates Muslim Holiday to Replace Labor Day 2008-08-03 [NewsBusters]

New Jersey Newark Star-Ledger and Trenton Times demand 20 percent staff cuts from unions 2008-08-02 [NY Times]

2,000 Pictures Worth Three Words: Freedom for Zimbabwe 2008-08-02 [AFL-CIO]

Detroit tells city unions to brace for layoffs 2008-08-02 [Detroit News]

Big Hollywood films shooting despite strike threat 2008-08-02 [Reuters]

Verizon labor deal to end, strike seen as unlikely 2008-08-02 [Associated Press]

California Labor union challenges Schwarzenegger layoff order 2008-08-02 [Associated Press]

California State workers lose jobs amid Calif. budget crisis 2008-08-02 [Associated Press]

California SEIU Local 1000 Union sues to reverse state layoffs 2008-08-02 [LA Times]

California SEIU files suit to block pay cut for state workers 2008-08-02 [Sacramento Business Journal]

California SEIU Local 1000 fighting California Gov executive order on many fronts 2008-08-02 [SEIU Local 1000]

California Arnold Schwarzenegger slashes 20,000 government jobs in California 2008-08-02 [The London Telegraph]

California State workers union, prison boss fight governor on pay cuts, layoffs 2008-08-02 [SF Chronicle]

SPEEA members vote down Spirit contract economic opener 2008-08-02 [SPEEA]

US jobless rate at four-year high 2008-08-02 [BBC]

Contract victory for US dock workers 2008-08-02 [ITF]

US pilots’ union files lawsuit against global delivery firm 2008-08-02 [ITF]

California Calif. state workers' union files to overturn Schwarzenegger's layoff order 2008-08-02 [LA Times]

IATSE president expected to resign 2008-08-02 [LA Times]

Verizon, union near deadline on labor pact 2008-08-02 [Boston Herald]

Verizon workers picket as union talks near deadline 2008-08-02 [Reuters]

United, pilots union agree to temporary truce 2008-08-02 [Bloomberg Business News]

United enters standstill agreement with pilots 2008-08-02 [Chicago Tribune]

American Airlines pilots sue over voluntary overtime 2008-08-02 [Ft. Worth Star-Telegram]

United says pilots agree to limits on slowdowns 2008-08-02 [Business Week]

Airlines' labor-management relations 'are deplorable' 2008-08-02 [USA Today]

Lawsuit against pilots union could hurt airline 2008-08-02 [Chicago Public Radio]

Obama backs Employee Free Choice Act 2008-08-02 [Rocky Mountain News]

Wal-Mart denies election meddling 2008-08-02 [Washington Post]

Wal-Mart and Cintas campaign against pro-worker legislation 2008-08-02 [Huffington Post]

Wal-Mart denies that it told employees how to vote 2008-08-02 [Associated Press]

Wal-Mart vs. its workers 2008-08-02 [CBS News]

Wal-Mart politics risk customer alienation 2008-08-02 [MarketWatch]

Union sues American Airlines over overtime to cut furloughed jobs 2008-08-02 [Dallas Morning News]

Clinton asks SEIU, union that endorsed her, to back Obama 2008-08-02 [San Francisco Chronicle]

California Obama, Clinton address union delegates in SF 2008-08-02 [San Mateo County Times]