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November 18, 2002
Labor Monday (11-18)
Union groups and NOW are mounting a campaign against Wal-Mart in 40 cities this Thursday to demand higher wages and health benefits for its workers.
The Bush administration is launching a campaign to privatize as many as 850,000 government jobs, sparking a backlash from unions and their Democratic allies in Congress who see this as more union-busting by the White House..
The Transport Workers Union which represents New York City's subway and bus workers is demanding increased security at subway stations and tunnels as part of its ongoing contract negotiations.
Ashcroft's Justice Department was ordered to fix illegal labor violations in its own house-- a federal judge has ruled that lawyers at the department who routinely work more than 40 hours a week are entitled to overtime pay under the 1945 Federal Employees Pay Act.
Ten Korean union leaders were arrested by Seoul police for organizing a nationwide government employees' strike.
Posted by Nathan at November 18, 2002 08:56 PM
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