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August 26, 2002
Labor Monday (8-26)
Roundup of labor stories, August 26th
Farmworkers and their supporters marched to Sacramento, arriving on Sunday, to demand that Governor Davis sign the new farmworkers labor bill the California legislature passed.
The Carpenters will give Bush his Labor Day photo-op in Pittsburgh.
With Wal-Mart announcing a major assault on the Southern California market, the local United Food & Commercial Workers unions are gearing up to respond-- raising dues and hiring organizers to take on the union-busting chain.
Clerical workers and lecturers at UC-Berkeley announced plans to strike the first week of classes, demanding better pay and better security, especially for lecturers who make far less than tenured profs on campus.
A rash of overtime lawsuits is highlighting employer violations of the Fair Labor laws across the country.
Even as some airlines are attacking their unions, a majority of customer service agents at America West signed cards supporting a vote for unionization.
Posted by Nathan at August 26, 2002 06:16 PM
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