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May 12, 2008

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Starbucks Union holds a MayDay Press Conference in Grand Rapids, MI
Source: mediamouse.org
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New SEIU report on sovereign wealth funds and private equity calls for more transparency of SWF investment in U.S. buyout funds
Source: SEIU
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Massachusetts AFL-CIO Program Awards $1 Million in Scholarships
Source: AFL-CIO

May 11, 2008

19:00
Tell Senate to give public safety officers basic bargaining rights
Source: ARAW
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Slavery in the news: Indian 'guest workers' to hold hunger strike in DC
Source: UnionCity
19:00
Unions forge secret pacts with major employers
Source: Wall Street Journal / SEIU Voice
19:00
Amazing Video of Teamster Rally in Florida, March 2008
Source: Union Review
19:00
Truck-plant union wary of ventures with India
Source: Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette
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Workers on visas easy to exploit
Source: glabour writers

May 10, 2008

19:00
No peace, no work: Union shuts down West Coast ports to protest Iraq War, but the media misses the historic story
Source: San Francisco Bay Guardian
19:00
Oakland City Bosses Threaten SEIU 1021 Members For Supporting May Day 2008 Actions
Source: Beyondchron.org
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Firefighters in Boston battle
Source: UFUA
19:00
Valley Power Strike Enters 10th Month
Source: OE3
19:00
Vallejo one of few cities to use Chapter 9
Source: SFG
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Growing deficits threaten public worker pensions
Source: Washington Post
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On May 17, Commemorate the 4th Anniversary of the Starbucks Union and Honor Dr. King
Source: IWW Starbucks Workers Union
19:00
Illegal child labor in Mexico puts food on tables of Americans
Source: Arizona Republic
19:00
AFL-CIO opposes aid package for Mexico
Source: Miami Herald

May 9, 2008

19:00
Influence of unions continues to grow in Maryland's Montgomery County
Source: Washington Post
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Fired United Auto Worker Officers Sue Union to Regain Membership
Source: LNN