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Thursday 2 September 2010, 16:27:41

Top news stories from the USA

Honeywell Locks Out USW Local Over Health Care; Sister Local in Canada Wins Contract [ILCA] 2010-09-02

Human Rights Watch: European companies undermine workers' rights in their US operations [HRW] 2010-09-02

New York Domestic Workers Make History In New York [Labor Notes] 2010-09-01

Is U.S. Pulling Plug on Iraqi Workers? [Labor Notes] 2010-09-01

Wisconsin Obama will speak at Milwaukee LaborFest in company of Trumka, Solis [Milwaukee Area Labor Council] 2010-09-01

Other labor news from USA

Click on the state name to see labor news from that state.

Killing workers is bad for the environment [Hazards magazine] For more info 2010-09-02

Western Australia Pressure grows for the release of oil drilling investigation [SafetyAtWorkBlog] 2010-09-02

Ohio Unions Spurn Democrats Seen as Turncoats on Health, Organizing [Bloomberg] 2010-09-02

Kongsberg Automotive får refs [Fri Fagbevegelse] 2010-09-02

Washington Coke closing its Marysville facility [HeraldNet] 2010-09-02

Kongsberg Automotive undergraver arbeiderrettigheter [DN/NTB] 2010-09-02

Workers Say Obama/Trumka Labor Day Visit Will Energize Voters [AFL-CIO] 2010-09-01

North Carolina NC AFL-CIO: Invest in workers this Labor Day [Progressive Pulse] 2010-09-01

Indiana Unions Provide Food Aid for Jobless Workers [AFL-CIO] 2010-09-01

SAG plan tightening its belt [Variety] 2010-09-01

District of Columbia Anti-union lobbyist's Ad campaign targets D.C. teachers union [Examiner] 2010-09-01

Five principles for building powerful coalitions [Talking Union] For more info 2010-09-01

What LIUNA’s Return to AFL-CIO Means for Federation’s Building Trade Unions [In These Times] 2010-09-01

Wisconsin To Deny Corporate Demands, Harley Workers Need HOGs to Rev Engines [In These Times] 2010-09-01

New York RWDSU strike against corporate greed enters month four at Mott's [IUF] For more info 2010-09-01

Massachusetts Cambridge Hospital group, nurses to resume talks [Boston Globe] 2010-08-31

Pennsylvania SEIU Rallies Outside Express Scripts, Inc.'s St. Louis Headquarters [River Front Times] 2010-08-31

Teamsters Union Protests Coca Cola's Labor Practices, as Company Shutters Plants [Huffington Post] 2010-08-31

Northern Marianas state workers about to get work cutback notices [RNZI] 2010-08-31

UAW President Bob King and Jesse Jackson lead 10,000 in Detroit march for jobs [Talking Union] Image 2010-08-31

Iowa DeCoster Farms, now being investigated for salmonella contamination, has history of worker violations [Mercy for Animals] 2010-08-31

New York Jewish labor leaders support building of Muslim community centre in Manhattan [TULIP] 2010-08-31

Nebraska City & Employee Unions Dealing Over Retirees Health Care [WOWT (Omaha)] 2010-08-31

America Is Strong When Our Unions Are Strong [Campaign for America's Future] 2010-08-31

Building industry holds key to rebuilding US jobs [FT.com] 2010-08-31

Solidarity an inspiration for freedom: Obama [AFP] 2010-08-31

California Toyota of Poway Workers Injured By Mold File Workers Comp Fraud Charges At San Diego DA [LVP] For more info 2010-08-31

Poland Celebrates 30 Years Of Solidarity, Gdansk Accords [Radio Free Europe] 2010-08-30

Pennsylvania Del Monte whipsaws longshore labor on the Delaware River [Philadelphia Inquirer] 2010-08-30

Michigan Detroit Symphony Players Reject Contract Proposals [NYT] 2010-08-30

Maryland The Return of LIUNA: What This Really Means for the Building Trade Unions of the AFL-CIO [The Virtual Picket Line] For more info 2010-08-28

California Century City janitors' strike spotlights workers' plight [LA Times] 2010-08-28

Are working conditions really getting less dangerous for Hispanic laborers? [NY Times] 2010-08-28

Union problems settled for NYC's Fashion Week [AP] 2010-08-28

Pennsylvania Union to protest Express Scripts [St Louis Business Journal] 2010-08-28

American Mechanics Shoot Down Tentative Agreement, Move Closer to Strike [BNET] 2010-08-28

Bonnie Ladin, National Labor College professor and union organizer, dies at 59 [Washington Post] 2010-08-28

Nebraska I stood at the cash register and cried (30 year old memories came rushing back) [Democratic Underground] For more info 2010-08-28

New York The Corporate Race to the Bottom and the Blindspots of Power Elite Liberalism [Dissent] 2010-08-28

I recognize you do amazing work, but you're still not getting minimum wage [UnionReview.com / SEIU.org] For more info 2010-08-27

Taxi Driver Groups Taking Multiple Routes to Organize [Labor Notes] 2010-08-27

New York NY Taxi Group Battles Anti-Muslim Hatred after Cab Driver Stabbed [Labor Notes] 2010-08-27

Retirees Rally to Say 'Hands Off Social Security' [Labor Notes] 2010-08-27

‘Social Security is Going Broke’...and Other Lies [Labor Notes] 2010-08-27

The Attack of the Killer Deficit? [Labor Notes] 2010-08-27

Social Security: Bipartisan Fervor to Whack the Old Folks [Labor Notes] 2010-08-27

Who Pays to Save Social Security? Us or Them? [Labor Notes] 2010-08-27

Massachusetts Quincy Medical Center Nurses Appeal to Public for Help In Convincing Management to Provide Safe Staffing [Seachange Bulletin] 2010-08-27

Massachusetts Labor dispute between Taunton-based Haskon, Esterline heats up [Taunton Daily Gazette] 2010-08-27

Surprise Inspections of Mines Sometimes Come as No Surprise [NYT] 2010-08-27

Facing Long Mine Rescue, Chile Spares No Expense [NYT] 2010-08-27

Illinois Chicago News Coop: A Thriving Industry Built on Low-Compensated Temp Workers [NYT] 2010-08-27

California Struggling Cities Shut Firehouses in Budget Crisis [NYT] 2010-08-27

A Brief History of Labor Unsolidarity: AFL-CIO and Change to Win [In These Times] 2010-08-27

New York Working-Class Rage Erupts Over Proposed Islamic Center Near ‘Ground Zero’ [In These Times] 2010-08-27

Teamsters: Coca-Cola Investor Alert [Teamsters] 2010-08-27

Washington Strike affecting Coke deliveries despite contingency plan [KOMO] 2010-08-27

Alaska Voters in Alaska Beat Back Extremist Political ‘Gag’ Measure [AFL-CIO] 2010-08-27

90 Years After the Vote, U.S. Women Still Seek Economic Citizenship [AFL-CIO] 2010-08-27

Alaska Union president slams Palin on her home turf [CNN] 2010-08-27

Michigan Jesse Jackson to lead Detroit march for jobs [Detroit News] 2010-08-27

Massachusetts Former workers protest outside Chinese restaurant [Enterprise News] 2010-08-27

California Century City streets reopen after SEIU protest; 13 arrested [Beverley Hills Courier] 2010-08-27

Massachusetts Spat keeps on giving [Boston Globe] 2010-08-26

Massachusetts New coalition to call for simpler teachers contract [Boston Globe] 2010-08-26

Players union to get N.F.L. proposal for 18-game season [NY Times] 2010-08-26

Wal-Mart asks Supreme Court to hear bias suit [NY Times] 2010-08-26

Walmart contre ses employées [SRC] 2010-08-26

I recognize you do amazing work, but you’re still not getting minimum wage [Talking Union] 2010-08-26

Colombia’s Workers Risk Lives to Gain Their Rights [AFL-CIO] 2010-08-25

Postal Workers March to Save Saturday Mail Delivery [AFL-CIO] 2010-08-25

Don’t Raise the Retirement Age [AFL-CIO] 2010-08-25

Teamsters in strike against Coca-Cola in western Washington state [Seattle Post-Intelligencer] 2010-08-25

Massachusetts North Adams nurses put out call for support [Seachange Bulletin] 2010-08-25

Massachusetts More will be asked of Boston teachers [Boston Globe] 2010-08-25

Violence Explodes at U.S.-Owned Mexican Plant, After Firm Ignored Workers’ Pleas [In These Times] ActNOW! 2010-08-24

New York Grammy winner Steve Earle stands with Mott's workers [UFCW] 2010-08-24

When Diplomats Strike [CNN] 2010-08-24

Foreign ministry union orders staff not to cooperate with Netanyahu's delegation as direct peace talks restart in the United States [Ha'aretz] 2010-08-24

Diplomats to shun Israel PM's Washington trip : Ministry to step up protest over employment terms as negotiations hit snag [YNet News] 2010-08-24

Massachusetts Union: Mirant plans to cut staff by half [Cape Cod Times] 2010-08-24

Washington Teamsters launch regional strike against Coca-Cola [NWCN] 2010-08-24

Massachusetts Hub settles ’94 labor dispute with police [Boston Globe] 2010-08-24

Sindicato Teamsters declara huelga en filial de Holcim Cement [ICEM] For more info 2010-08-24

Louisiana IBEW Members Confront Gulf Coast Crisis [YouTube] For more info 2010-08-24

This labor day let's salute all union stewards [Talking Union] 2010-08-24

Meet Eliseo Medina, next SEIU secreatrary-treasurer [Talking Union] 2010-08-24

Le syndicat Teamsters en grève dans une filiale d’Holcim [ICEM] For more info 2010-08-24

California Hostess won't wear Disney's head scarf alternative [Associated Press] 2010-08-24

California Muslim Worker Rejects Disney's Compromise Proposal [Fox] 2010-08-24

Oil-cleanup workers may face lung trouble [Health.com] 2010-08-24

Protesters Call on Trader Joe's to Adopt Humane Conditions for Tomato Pickers [Jewish Labor Committee] 2010-08-24

USW’s Papermaking Sector Advancing Common Agenda for 100,000 Workers [ICEM] For more info 2010-08-23

Teamsters Union Strikes Holcim Cement Subsidiary [ICEM] For more info 2010-08-23

California LA teachers union agrees to reopen talks on evaluations [LA Times] 2010-08-23

Illinois In Superman’s Hometown, a Labor Dispute Over Health [NYT] 2010-08-23

A Labor Union’s Analysis of China [NYT] 2010-08-23

New Jersey UAW members ratify historic first contract for casino dealers in Atlantic City [The Press of Atlantic City] 2010-08-22

Grammy Award Winner Steve Earle Drops Diet Dr Pepper From His Contract Requirements to Support RWDSU [RWDSU/UFCW] 2010-08-21

Writers Guild wants rewrite on Comcast/NBC Universal merger [LA Times] 2010-08-21