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Posted by Phillip Wilson | Oct 1, 2004 | Uncategorized
San Francisco hotels locked out striking hotel employees. Interestingly, in a full-page ad taken out by the hotels today they claim that the only real sticking point in the negotiations is the length of the contract. UNITE HERE...
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 30, 2004 | Uncategorized
Don’t open your door when the “truth squad” comes knocking. A Teamsters truth squad – that’s rich. Now THIS is a truth squad. In the interest of being “fair and balanced” THIS is another...
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 30, 2004 | Corruption
In two short years this resourceful financial secretary for Steelworkers Local 3657 in Pittsburgh managed to steal $39,000 from the union. Nice.
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 30, 2004 | Uncategorized
The San Francisco hotel strike is now underway, with additional actions likely in LA and D.C. The union (UNITE HERE) is using an interesting tactic, calling for a two-week walkout to prove to the hotel how damaging the strike...
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Posted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 29, 2004 | News
I love this argument over at Labor Blog. Nathan Newman claims that unions raise wages and working conditions for all workers, even though they only represent 13% (less than 9% of the private sector, where competitive pressures...
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