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THIS WEEK IN LABOR: Oct. 13 - People's Weekly World

Submitted by superuser on Thu, 10/11/2007 - 3:09pm.

THIS WEEK IN LABOR: Oct. 13
People's Weekly World - 1 hour ago
As 100 labor and community activists applauded, Ohio’s Cuyahoga County commissioners pledged support for a $10 an hour living wage for all county employees ...
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Labor attacking governor's health plan as bad for middle class - San Francisco Chronicle

Submitted by superuser on Fri, 10/12/2007 - 8:29pm.

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Labor attacking governor's health plan as bad for middle class
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 2 hours ago
... Labor Federation, which is organizing the demonstrations to start Wednesday, along with interfaith, immigrants rights and other community groups. ...
Hospitals willing to share cost of health care reform San Jose Mercury News
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YouthWorks gets $500000 Austin Business Journal - Bizjournals.com

Submitted by superuser on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 3:11pm.

YouthWorks gets $500000 Austin Business Journal
Bizjournals.com, NC - 3 hours ago
The funding is part of a $47 million grant by the US Department of Labor to provide education in construction and leadership training to at-risk youths who ...
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Yale Professor Discusses Imperialism and Labor - City on a Hill Press

Submitted by superuser on Thu, 10/18/2007 - 12:09am.

Yale Professor Discusses Imperialism and Labor
City on a Hill Press, CA - 1 hour ago
Paul Ortiz, co-founder of the Center for Labor Studies and an associate professor of community studies at UCSC, felt that Montgomery was informative. ...
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Wake up, business community - Arizona Republic

Submitted by superuser on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 12:20am.

Wake up, business community
Arizona Republic, AZ - Jul 25, 2007
No more illegal, cheap, slave labor for Arizona and the rest of the country. Wake up, Arizona business community. - William E. Howell,Mesa.
Cheap labor argument sounds familiar Arizona Republic
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Community Walks set for Labor Day - South Lyon Herald

Submitted by superuser on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 6:11am.

Community Walks set for Labor Day
South Lyon Herald, MI - Jul 26, 2007
The third annual Community Walks event starts at 9 am and finishes by noon. The walk is divided into two equal loops for those who do not want to walk the ...
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9-Year-Old Egyptian Girl Forced Into a Life of Labor in California - ABC News

Submitted by superuser on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 10:16pm.

9-Year-Old Egyptian Girl Forced Into a Life of Labor in California
ABC News - 17 hours ago
(Courtesy of Immigration & Customs Enforcement) By REN ALTHOUSE, MARY FULGINITI and HARRY PHILLIPS From behind the walls of an exclusive gated community in ...
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Latin America: The Middle Class, Social Movements and the Left - Dissident Voice

Submitted by superuser on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 7:08am.

Latin America: The Middle Class, Social Movements and the Left
Dissident Voice, CA - 2 hours ago
In Brazil, upwardly mobile middle class functionaries, professionals, labor lawyers and trade union bureaucrats took over the Workers Party (PT) led by Lula ...
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California's Shortage of Skilled Workers - State Can't Import Its ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Submitted by superuser on Mon, 05/21/2007 - 4:06pm.

California's Shortage of Skilled Workers - State Can't Import Its ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 34 minutes ago
... May 23 conference call, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) will release a study outlining California's projected skilled-labor shortage, ...
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Government Leads Job Growth - California Job Journal

Submitted by superuser on Mon, 05/21/2007 - 1:12pm.

Government Leads Job Growth
California Job Journal, CA - 3 hours ago
California added 7400 payroll jobs in April, primarily in the government sector which added 5800 positions. Trade, transit and utilities added 4200 jobs, ...
Company shifts keep temp agencies juggling Ventura County Star (subscription)
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