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Last updated Sunday, May 11,
2008
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Would
you treat YOUR mother this way?:
Wal-Mart
faces the largest gender-discrimination lawsuit of all time,
with 1.6 million women suing over unequal pay and unequal opportunities.
Its managers have told women they "don't belong in management"
and that they "can't manage men." More recently, Wal-Mart
has repeatedly denied military moms leave to see their children
before they deploy to war zones.
(From WakeUpWalmart.com,,
added here 5.11.08) ..Click
for more info..
225
USW Members Awarded Back Pay, Johnstown America Ordered to Recall
Laid Off Workers:
PITTSBURGH
– The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that Arbitrator
Clare McDermott this week awarded about 225 members of USW Local
2635 up to a year’s worth of lost wages and ordered Johnstown
America Corp. to recall them to their jobs in accordance with
their contract.
(From USW News,
added here 5.11.08) ..Click
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McCain
on Health Care:
Soaring
health care costs are forcing wages down for people lucky enough
to have insurance. Another 47 million are uninsured. Although
John McCain says he intends to combat rising costs, his proposals
protect insurance company profits at the expense of working
families.We call on John McCain to reconsider his policies and
join us in working to ensure quality health care for all.
(From AFL-CIO,
added here 5.11.08) ..Click
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Tell Hugo Boss:
Put our Union Brother back to work!
Hugo Boss is sticking to their guns on brother Tom Vannurden
(Unite/Here member). He is a disabled veteran that Hugo Boss
hired and later fired for lack of production. The company's
position seems to be that since they went through all the steps
before termination that they're justified. The case is going
to arbitration. Please call Mike Hagan at (912) 880-5200
and tell him to put this brother back to work now!
Wal-Mart's
Sustainability Swindle:
Wal-Mart has been touting its role as an environmental leader
since 2005, when it released it's three point plan for sustainability.
Since then, Wal-Mart's global CO2 emissions have risen significantly,
and Lee Scott has made the frank admission "We are not
green."
We need you to help
set the record straight in the media. Write your local media
outlets today, and tell them about Wal-Mart's "Sustainability
Swindle."
..Click for more info..
Tell
Congress: Say 'No' to Colombia Trade Deal: Columbia's
unionists operate in a climate of fear in their country. In
2007 alone, 40 Colombian trade unionists were murdered.
..Click for more info..
 
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