Commentary: Iraqi workers have good reason to fight Bush agenda
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The Bush administration has no love for unions anywhere, but in Iraq it has a special reason for hating them.
Iraqi oil workers resist corporate control
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A new law privatizing Iraq’s oil reserves, gives multi-national oil firms the overwhelming majority of Iraq’s present and future oil production, a top Iraqi union leader says.
Film about ’34 Teamsters strike to screen Wednesday
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As part of the Minneapolis Labor Review centennial celebration, the documentary film “Labor’s Turning Point” (1981, 44 minutes) will be screened Wednesday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at the United Labor Centre, 312 Central Ave., Minneapolis.
Community
Local workers invited to Working Class Studies conference
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Minnesotans are encouraged to attend sessions of the national conference on Working Class Culture and Counter-Culture at no charge, organizers said.
Organizing
Worker rights supporters take message to business meetings
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Union members crashed an informational luncheon hosted by the National Federation of Independent Business Thursday at the historic Lowell Inn downtown Stillwater.
Policy
‘Resist the RNC’ meeting this Saturday
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A meeting of organizations and individuals planning protests at next year\’s Republican Party national convention will be held Saturday.
Organizing
Rutgers University workers go union
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Workers at Rutgers University have joined the American Federation of Teachers, the union announced.
Policy
Jobless workers need stronger assistance plans, Congress told
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The millions of workers displaced when their jobs move overseas need help now through retraining, reemployment assistance and income support, workforce specialists told Congress.
Unions counter business campaign against Employee Free Choice Act
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In events around the state this week, union members are countering misinformation about the Employee Free Choice Act distributed by a business lobbying group.
Organizing
National Call-In Week for EFCA
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Union activists and allies in Minnesota are calling U.S. Senator Norm Coleman as part of a national call-in to support the Employee Free Choice Act.