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Updated: May. 23 (08:43)

UPS and UPS Freight Contract Information
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Amtrak Scores a Win
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
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The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy
Updated On: Feb 22, 2013

Feb. 22, 2013 | (click image to enlarge) The conspirators move easily from state to state. They sniff out the possibility of passing billionaire-enrichment legislation over the objections of working people. They spring into action, buying up air time, handing out market-tested propaganda to the news media and prepping fearful, weak or gullible lawmakers. They want to eliminate all aspects of government that don't directly benefit them. They want to eradicate public education, cut or privatize essential government services and eliminate community assets like parks and pools. They want to empower corporations by lowering wages, weakening regulation and shifting the tax burden from big business to poor individuals. Read President Hoffa's latest column for the Detroit News. (Cartoon courtesy Working Class Heroes.)


  Today in Labor History  
May 23, 1903: An estimated 100,000 textile workers, including more than 10,000 children, strike in the Philadelphia area. Among the issues: 60-hour workweeks, including night hours, for the children.
     

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