Articles by Author: stisza
How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work
"Nothing like Foxconn City exists in the United States. The facility has 230,000 employees, many working six days a week, often spending up to 12 hours a day at the plant. ...
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Chinese Workers Threaten Suicide At Foxconn
Around 300 workers at a Foxconn plant climbed on to the roof and threatened to commit suicide over pay-cuts, conditions, and lack of compensation. Is enough being done for the work...
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HOOSIERS WANT MORE TIME; PUBLIC REFERENDUM ON ?RIGHT TO WORK?
For Immediate Release: Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 Media Contact: Jeff Harris, Indiana State AFL-CIO, 317.632.9147 INDIANAPOLIS ? Hoosiers overwhelmingly support a public r...
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Income Inequality Is A Policy Of Choice- By: Ross Eisenbrey
In a speech at the Center for American Progress, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, Alan Krueger, laid out a compelling argument that rising inequality is a danger n...
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NABET-CWA/NBCU NEGOTIATIONS - "Tentative Agreement Reached" BULLETIN #31
The NABET-CWA Network Negotiating Committee has reached a tentative agreement with NBC Universal on a new contract to replace the Master Agreement which expired on March 31, 2009. ...
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Illinois AFL-CIO?s Endorsed Candidates For The March 20 Primary Election In Illinois.
Release: Jan. 11, 2012 Contact: Bill Looby (217) 492-2612 --- Illinois State AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidates for Primary Election ---Illinois? larg...
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The Alliance Presents A NewWORKPLACE WELLNESS CULINARY COURSE SERIES
A new round of Culinary Classes are scheduled at the College of DuPage From 4:00pm to 7:00pm All Things Gourmet We have a limit of 10-12 participants for these classes, and we r...
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WEAR RED ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012
CWA Local 4250 Solidarity Star Reward 1 Star:We?ve Made The Difference at AT&T. We Will Make The Difference in 2012! This month we celebrate Mart...
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Capitol Hill's Worker Subversion Program Continues
Today's hottest Capitol Hill topic is jobs. But the debate doesn't directly center on how to best put 22 million unemployed and underemployed Americans back to work. Instead the fo...
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A Message From The Indiana AFL-CIO
Over the objections of working Hoosiers, against the advice of dozens of newspaper editorials and columns and despite the lack of facts and evidence to support their claims, the Re...
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