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Blog
May 24, 2013 | 11:05 am
When the tornado hit Moore, Okla., on Monday, International Union of Police Associations (IUPA) members Andrew Terry, Jay Keehn, Michael Myers and David Carpenter were quick to respond to the tragedy in their hometown. All of the members of IUPA[…]
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May 24, 2013 | 10:30 am
The collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington State on Thursday “is a sober reminder” to state lawmakers of the need for a transportation revenue package, says Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) President Jeff Johnson.
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May 24, 2013 | 10:00 am
When most people think about union members, they probably picture blue-collar workers in factories. Maybe teachers, police, firefighters and other government employees come to mind.But workers in many more fields come together in unions to have a voice on the[…]
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May 24, 2013 | 09:00 am
CBS News secretly filmed inside a Bangladesh apparel factory recently. There they found emergency fire doors blocked and just two fire extinguishers for a 100,000-square-foot area—another 11 shown on an evacuation plan were nowhere to be seen. Recent fires have[…]
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WIN's Daily Headlines
May 24, 2013 | 08:46 am
By Doug Cunningham Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis says the Chicago Public School board’s decision to proceed with closing 50 schools shows that public education in Chicago has been hijacked by an unrepresentative, corporate school board acting at the behest[…]
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WIN's Daily Headlines
May 24, 2013 | 08:45 am
By Doug Cunningham About a hundred workers and their supporters greet McDonalds shareholders in Chicago with a protest calling for decent wages to support families and the right to form unions without employer interference. The workers had recently participated in fast[…]
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