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In Drive to Unionize, Fast-Food Workers Walk Off the Job

In Drive to Unionize, Fast-Food Workers Walk Off the Job By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Check the article in today’s NYT about the SEIU’s efforts to unionize fast food workers.  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/nyregion/drive-to-unionize-fast-food-workers-opens-in-ny.html  A few excerpts are pasted below.  Check the NYT for the … Continue reading

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Threats of Retail Employee Strikes Illustrate Need for Preperation

As the linked articles below explain, the UFCW, Moveon.org and various other groups planned to interfere with the Thanksgiving shopping activities through “strikes” and other actions designed to disrupt or embarrass retailers during their most crucial sales period. Happily, based on reports, shopping … Continue reading

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