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Manufacturing illusion
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On: Feb 18, 2012 (15:44:28)
Suddenly, manufacturing is back - at least on the election trail. But don't be fooled. The real issue isn't how to get manufacturing back. It's how to get good jobs and good wages back. They aren't at all the same thing.
Republicans have become born-again champions of American manufacturing Read More...
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Attorney General Madigan wins $2.2M in lost wages for workers
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On: Feb 07, 2012 (12:29:35)
Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that over the last two years, her office has collected nearly $2.2 million in wages and benefits owed to Illinois workers.
“The law requires that Illinoisans must be compensated for work they perform, but too often employers shirk the law and don't pay wages that workers have earned,” said Madigan Read More...
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NFL Players Assoc on Indiana "right to work" struggle
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On: Jan 31, 2012 (12:51:50)
The NFLPA's Demaurice Smith on Opposing Indiana's 'Right to Work' Agenda
The Super Bowl is supposed to bring attention and even glory to its host city. But thanks to an anti-worker, anti-union assault by Indiana’s Governor Mitch Daniels and the Republican-controlled legislature, the big game, to be held this year in Indianapolis, is bringing a different kind of attention altogether Read More...
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LiUNA slams keystone denial
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On: Jan 20, 2012 (08:29:28)
Washington, D.C. (January 18, 2012) – LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – called the reported decision by the Obama Administration today to block permitting for Keystone XL pipeline “politics at its worst.”
Last fall the Administration delayed consideration of a permit for the pipeline until after the 2012 elections Read More...
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Shortridge Construction facing OSHA Fines
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On: Jan 18, 2012 (14:43:58)
Quincy, Illinois – January 16, 2012: Shortridge Construction Company, Inc. was recently found to be in violation of regulations established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for endangering workers on a local construction project. The proposed fine which OSHA has levied against Shortridge is $6,000.
The violation occurred at St Read More...
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The Union Difference Gets a Big "Thank You" from Pike County Skaters
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On: Jan 17, 2012 (11:56:00)
Michele Westmaas, President of Pike County Skaters, recently sent a big "Thank You" to The Union Difference for all their hard work in helping to make their skateboard park a reality. The Union Difference would like to throw a thank you right back at Michele for all her years of hard work in bringing a great source of recreation to Pike County youth!
Download:
pike co skate thank you.pdf
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free enterprise on trial
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On: Jan 17, 2012 (11:26:25)
Mitt Romney is casting the 2012 campaign as "free enterprise on trial" - defining free enterprise as achieving success through "hard work and risking-taking Read More...
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America isn't a corporation
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On: Jan 13, 2012 (16:04:13)
“And greed — you mark my words — will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the U.S.A.”
That’s how the fictional Gordon Gekko finished his famous “Greed is good” speech in the 1987 film “Wall Street.” In the movie, Gekko got his comeuppance Read More...
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