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Bush's fire sale continues

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:10 PM
Adding to the alarming number of last-minute regulatory changes, the Bush administration is now shafting farm workers by weakening the agricultural guest worker program: The new H-2A visa rules, which take effect in January, revise the way wages are calculated
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GOP obstruction may lead to Big Three collapse

Thursday, December 11, 2008 11:55 PM
The proposed bailout of GM, Chrysler, and Ford failed in the Senate tonight. Since the Republicans would have filibustered a straight bailout of the Big Three, the Senate needed 60 votes to pass a bill. The only compromise from the GOP was offered by
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CNN gets smackdown for union-busting

Monday, November 24, 2008 10:29 PM
This is good news, but it isn't likely to be headlined on CNN : In a decision made public today, an administrative law judge ordered the network to rehire 110 workers who were fired [five years ago] because they were union members. CNN also was ordered
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The horrid Colombia "Free" Trade Agreement, in a nutshell

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 1:11 PM
President Bush signed the Colombia Free Trade Agreement yesterday and sent it to Congress for consideration, over the objections of practically anyone with a conscience : President Bush’s decision to send the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to
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Candidates should speak to the American worker

Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:33 PM
Democratic candidates for the Presidency would do well to pay attention to the fundamental, structural issues facing the American workforce, issues which have so far been given short shrift by most of the candidates. First, the quality of the workplace
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Child labor in Gap sweatshops

Saturday, October 27, 2007 7:29 PM
This is outrageous : Child workers [in India], some as young as 10, have been found working in a textile factory in conditions close to slavery to produce clothes that appear destined for Gap Kids, one of the most successful arms of the high street giant.
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Would you buy a Chinese car?

Friday, July 06, 2007 9:05 PM
Oh my Lord. Chrysler plans to start importing Chinese cars into the US : Chrysler Group signed a deal Wednesday with China’s biggest automaker, Chery, to launch a low-cost production venture that could export the first Chinese-made cars to the United
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Protesting workers abused in Arizona

Friday, June 22, 2007 4:09 PM
Construction workers in Florence, Arizona were physically assaulted by the company they work for, while protesting the company's labor practices. Reminiscent of 1960s footage of civil rights marchers assaulted with fire hoses, the Pulte Homes construction
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Bush, the anti-labor obstructionist

Saturday, June 02, 2007 2:36 PM
Not surprisingly, Bush is waving his veto pen at anything even remotely supporting American workers : Five of the 24 veto threats President Bush has issued since Democrats took control of Congress target bills with provisions that benefit unions and their
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What globalization hath wrought: 1.8 million jobs lost to China

Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:01 PM
Since 2001, unfettered trade with China has directly resulted in the loss of 1.8 million US jobs , and they won't be coming back: Contrary to the predictions of its supporters, China's entry into the WTO has failed to reduce its trade surplus with the
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