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United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Organized effort to get people Twittering about the wrong track of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. http://act.ly/1cc Follow the link and Twitter to your heart's content.
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Hey U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is that your $1.6 M bill on the ground?
Source: ufcw.blogspot.com
is reporting that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent $1.6 million dollars last week running ads against members of Congress who voted for health care reform. Of the $24 million spent this year by foes ...
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union UFCW Local 75 is rallying behind Army veteran and expecting mother Amber Hicks, who was fired from the Wornick Company in Cincinnati.
Source: news.cincinnati.com
Employees of military meals provider Wornick Co. plan a rally today at 4 p.m. at the Kenwood offices of U.S. Rep Jean Schmidt, R-Miami Township, to urge the congresswoman to support a pregnant co-worker who they say was terminated for union organizing activity.
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Lou Dobbs, the most opinionated and divisive anchor at a cable network that bills itself as a straight-news oasis, resigned from CNN on Wednesday night, saying in his final broadcast that he wants "to go beyond the role" of a television journalist in tackling the country's problems.
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union UFCW teams with Smithfield to donation 1 million servings to needy families!
Source: www.groceryworkersunited.org
Smithfield Foods and the United Food and Commercial Workers union have come together over a plan to make a huge donation to Feeding America — The Nation's Food Bank Network.
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Health Care Reform passes in the House!
Source: www.latimes.com
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, left, and Rep. George Miller (D-Martinez) after the vote, rallied her party for months. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press / November 7, 2009)
Source: abcnews.go.com
The National Labor Committee (NLC) published a report Tuesday bashing Walmart's sick leave policy, which they said "gives workers demerits and deducts pay for staying home when they are sick or to care for a sick child."
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Make your voice heard! CNN is going to discuss the bill Congressman George Miller has introduced: an H1N1 flu emergency sick leave bill which would grant five days of sick leave a year if an employer directs a sick worker to stay home or go home, and would apply to companies like Walmart with 15 or more employees that ...don't provide that amount of sick leave. Leave your comments about why we need this bill here, and they may be read on the air.Read More
Source: newsroom.blogs.cnn.com
It would apply to companies with 15 or more employees that do not already provide that amount of sick leave. Part-time workers would also be eligible on a prorated basis. The emergency law would sunset after 2 years. But businesses would have to foot the bill.
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Fact: Senate Free Rider provision gives Walmart an undeserved lift. http://bit.ly/43X1OC
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union The 230 page GOP health care bill doesn't even stop insurance companies from denying coverage for preexisting conditions? Do they even know what the word "reform" means?
Source: ufcw.blogspot.com
When it comes to the health care debate, there are some things that you thought that everyone, even the House Republicans, thought was a good idea. So there is disagreement about the public option, about ...
Source: ufcw.blogspot.com
According to information released by the National Labor Committee, Walmart's punitative sick leave policy puts the employer "on track to on track to be a major spreader of swine flu this fall." The Committee ...
Source: ufcw.blogspot.com
Today's unveiling of the House health care bill represents a decisive milestone reached in the fight to ensure access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans.The new bill "covers 96 percent ...
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Walmart targeting Funeral Homes along with traditional targets hardware shops, Main Street retailers, and working Americans. http://bit.ly/2tRSar
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union The Senate health care bill includes a public option on health insurance because people like you called their Senators, called their Reps, held rallies, visited their local congressional offices, and told your neighbors why this was important. Good job, you! Let's get this passed!
Source: www.latimes.com
“While the public option is not a silver bullet, I believe it’s an important way to ensure competition and to level the playing field for patients with the insurance industry,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said at a Capitol news conference. ...
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Handing out candy to children this Halloween? Be sure your treats are union-made!
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