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Tuesday 9 February 2010, 00:25:15

Top news stories from the USA

Connecticut Workers killed in explosion at power plant [The Press and Journal] 2010-02-08

Prospects for organized labor’s legislative agenda rapidly fading [Las Vegas Sun] 2010-02-06

U.S. Jobless Rate Now 9.7%, but Millions Fear Losing Unemployment Insurance [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-05

New York Fighting Wage Theft in SoHo [RWDSU] 2010-02-05

Sweatshop conditions in factoris making NFL jerseys exposed in new report [Talking Union] 2010-02-05

Other labor news from USA

Click on the state name to see labor news from that state.

USA's SEIU union supports actions of South Africa's Coca-Cola strikers [Times Live] 2010-02-09

American union SEIU backs Coke strikers [iAfrica] 2010-02-09

Ontario Federation of Labour calls on McGuinty Government: Reject Lopsided 'Buy American' Deal [OFL] 2010-02-08

Pro Football’s Scrambled Brains Throw Egg on the Superbowl [Labor Notes Troublemakers Blog] 2010-02-08

How Could Little NUHW Beat Giant SEIU? Stewards. [Labor Notes Troublemakers Blog] 2010-02-08

Reform Caucus Jolts Chicago Teachers Union [Labor Notes] 2010-02-08

Coast to Coast Solidarity as Tough Verizon Talks Start [Labor Notes] 2010-02-08

After Bankruptcy and Concessions at Telecom Firm, Communications Workers Push to Prevent a Repeat [Labor Notes] 2010-02-08

California Rio Tinto Engaged in Savage Union Busting at Borates Mine [ICEM] For more info 2010-02-08

California Support grows for US miners [MUA] 2010-02-08

Job Creation Key to Ending Economic Crisis [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-08

New York Building Bridges Radio: Protesting Mass School Closings in New York City [WBAI's Building Bridges: Your Community and Labor Report] For more info 2010-02-07

Massachusetts Postdoctoral researchers at UMass unionize [Boston Globe] 2010-02-07

Hawaii Kaiser workers rally for contract [Honolulu Star-Bulletin] 2010-02-07

Washington State's biggest expense is the hardest one to cut [Seattle Times] 2010-02-07

California Disney hotel workers to start fasting Tuesday [Orange Countey Register] 2010-02-07

Illinois UE Election Victory: Drivers at Hemisphere’s Largest ‘Inland Port’ Join the Fold [In These Times] 2010-02-07

Obama’s Double Talk on Exports and Jobs [In These Times] 2010-02-07

California ‘Reel Profits, Real Poverty’: Security Guards Organize in Hollywood [In These Times] 2010-02-07

GOP’s Star Anti-Union Witness Exposed [In These Times] 2010-02-07

Illinois Workers File Lawsuit, Take Wage Theft Fight to Swank Chicago Restaurant [In These Times] 2010-02-07

Laws are skewed against unions [Boston Globe] 2010-02-06

Connecticut Judge: Pratt can't move jobs out of US [AP] 2010-02-06

California San Gabriel Unified school district sides with labor [Pasadena Star News] 2010-02-06

The Great Recession: Will Construction Workers Survive? [TIME] 2010-02-06

Machinists organize on-line union of the unemployed [Talking Union] 2010-02-06

Yhdysvaltain työpaikat vähenivät mutta työttömyysprosentti laski [Helsingin Sanomat] 2010-02-06

California SIGN THE PETITION: Giumarra Vineyards sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment & Retaliation [United Farm Workers] 2010-02-06

New York Old London Foods to close Bronx plant, 228 jobs to be shifted to Yadkinville, NC [New York Times] 2010-02-05

Nebraska State union to wage freeze: No [Omaha World Herald] For more info 2010-02-05

New York Workers Rights' Group Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Beverage Distributor Over Alleged Labor Violations [Brandworkers International] For more info 2010-02-05

Texas A Cup of Union: Local baristas say the fight for better conditions is uphill but necessary. [Fort Worth Weekly] For more info Image 2010-02-05

Industrial Worker - Issue #1723, February/March 2010 [IWW] For more info 2010-02-05

Don’t Forget Haiti’s Workers [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-05

Delaware Jobless Construction Workers to Delaware Lawmakers: ‘Walk in Our Shoes’ [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-05

California Rio Tinto Mineworkers in California Locked Out After Contract Rejection [In These Times] 2010-02-05

Bostonians picket for fired Hyatt workers [Talking Union] 2010-02-05

California Unions to buy public ice cream at Doc Burnstein’s [Times Press Recorder] 2010-02-05

New York State Labor Chief Is Confirmed to Federal Post [NY Times] 2010-02-05

RWDSU President Appelbaum Praises Confirmation of Patricia Smith [RWDSU] 2010-02-05

Maine Fraser, unions reach tentative deal [Bangor Daily News] 2010-02-05

Report: Union Membership Benefits Workers in Every State [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-05

Massachusetts Bostonians Picket for Fired Hyatt Housekeepers [Talking Union] 2010-02-05

Hospitals Ravaged by Recession Pile More Work on Staff [Labor Notes] 2010-02-04

Ohio Unable to Cut Hourly Wages to $8, Hugo Boss Tries to Flee Overseas [Labor Notes] 2010-02-04

New York Asbestos Rains Down on Chilly Delphi Workers, but UAW's in a Deep Freeze [Labor Notes] 2010-02-04

Republicans First Slime, Then Maneuver to Block Labor Board Nominee [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-04

ITF condemns lockout of Rio Tinto US mineworkers [ITF] 2010-02-04

Your brothers and sisters in the port of Guam need your help [GFT] 2010-02-04

Michigan Restaurant Workers Launch Multi-City Campaign to Transform Low-Wage Industry [Labor Notes] 2010-02-04

California The State of The Union:UAW 2244 NUMMI Toyota Workers Fed Up [Labor Video Project] For more info 2010-02-04

New York Hospital deserves a bailout, like banks, many say at rally [The Villager] 2010-02-04

Nevada Labor Leader to Obama: Stop Mentioning Las Vegas [Las Vegas Now] 2010-02-04

Iowa Culver signs union-backed executive order [Radio Iowa] 2010-02-04

Iowa Culver Signs Order Helping Union Contractors [ABC] 2010-02-04

Fearing a lockout, NFL players ramp up lobbying effort [Canadian Press] 2010-02-04

Pennsylvania VIDEO: Philly UNITE HERE Members Hold Vigil for Hyatt 100 [UNITE Here!] 2010-02-04

La FIOT condamne le lock-out des mineurs [FIOT] 2010-02-03

Scott Brown blasted by federal union over salary remark [Washington Post] 2010-02-03

Senate rushing to do favors for Big Labor before Brown is seated [The Examiner] 2010-02-03

North Carolina FairPoint claims deal with unions [Concord Monitor] 2010-02-03

Report: Union Membership Benefits Workers in Every State [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-03

Union Lawyer Becker Says He Will Be ‘Practical’ on Labor Board [Bloomberg] 2010-02-03

Minnesota Minnesota AFL-CIO Calls for Bold State Action to Create Jobs [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-03

Massachusetts Hasbro Workers Ratify New Contract in Massachusetts [RWDSU] 2010-02-03

Eye Opener: Scott Brown blasted by federal union [Washington Post] 2010-02-03

Alberta ATU to vote on tentative agreement today [Calgary Herald] For more info 2010-02-03

Saskatchewan City underfunding transit: ATU [Regina Leader-Post] For more info 2010-02-03

Illinois City, ATU talk as cuts loom [Chicagoist] For more info 2010-02-03

http://olympiaworkers.blogspot.com/2009/02/olympiaworkers-pizza-time-strike.html [Olympia Workers Resource] For more info 2010-02-03

Washington Sacred Heart nurses picket over breaks, benefits [Spokesman-Review] 2010-02-03

Electioneering, AFL-CIO and the Supreme Court [In These Times] 2010-02-03

California Pushed by Unions, Single-Payer Passes Calif. Senate [In These Times] 2010-02-03

Minnesota Minnesota AFL-CIO calls for bold action to create jobs [Workday Minnesota] 2010-02-03

New Jersey It's negotiation time for Denville labor unions [Daily Record] 2010-02-03

Catholic Labor Network gathering will focus on health care institutions and “Caritas in Veritate” [Talking Union] 2010-02-03

Some messages to SEIU members deployed in Haiti [SEIU] 2010-02-02

California Rio Tinto California Borax Miners Locked Out [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-02

Senate Breaks Blockade on Labor Solicitor Nominee [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-02

California Deal in the works for Muni drivers? [SF Chronicle] 2010-02-02

Kraft secures Cadbury as workers travel to London to lobby MPs [Guardian] 2010-02-02

New Jersey Union protests as casino project gets boost in Trenton [Inquirer] 2010-02-02

California Disney hotel union agrees to mediation [OC Register] 2010-02-02

Illinois SEIU Targets Tea Party Candidates in Illinois [BC] 2010-02-02

VIDEO: Cadbury workers lobby government over Kraft takeover [BBC] 2010-02-02

The Call Goes Out for All Rapid Response Activists [Steelworkers] 2010-02-02

Dems break GOP filibuster of routine nomination [The Huffington Post] 2010-02-02

Maryland Labor College begins online degree program [Human Resources Executive Onlin] For more info 2010-02-02

Pennsylvania Specter says pro-union bill is in jeopardy [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] For more info 2010-02-02

Kentucky Senate Candidates to Promote Labor Unions [WBKO] 2010-02-02

Verizon cuts 13,000 jobs [UNI] 2010-02-02

Law Suit Points to Guest Worker Program Flaws [NY Times] 2010-02-02

Cadbury workers to lobby government for support to secure job and investment guarantees from Kraft [Guardian] 2010-02-02

Federal Budget Goes in Right Direction, Needs More for Jobs [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-02

Senate Breaks Blockade on Labor Solicitor Nominee [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-02

Impoverished Farm Workers Respond to Need in Haiti [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-02

District of Columbia Shun Bigots: DC hotel shuts out racist conference where BNP leader Nick Griffin scheduled to speak [Steelworkers] 2010-02-01

Pennsylvania Meadows casino workers join UNITE HERE and win first contract [UNITE Here!] 2010-02-01

North Carolina Duke University Clashes with Local Union [Politics Daily] 2010-02-01

Obama: Here's $5,000. Go hire someone. [CNN] 2010-02-01