Union Membership

Latino Voters Double In North Carolina

The Huffington Post | Janell Ross | Posted 05.25.2012

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The number of registered Latino voters living in North Carolina has doubled in the last four years, likely cementing North Carolina’s status as a sw...

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Union Membership Grew Slightly Last Year, After Years Of Decline

AP | By SAM HANANEL | Posted 01.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Union membership grew slightly last year, giving labor leaders hope that a period of steep declines has finally bottomed out. The numbe...

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7 Reasons You Should Join a Union

David Macaray | Posted 11.21.2011

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Generally speaking, union jobs pay significantly more than non-union jobs. You want to be part of the American middle-class? Join a union.

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Do We Need a Heavy Dose of Street Theater?

David Macaray | Posted 10.24.2011

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David Macaray

There is nothing that Big Business, Wall Street, and the wealthy fear more than worker solidarity, whether in the form of street protests or general strikes. Which is why they continue to demonize organized labor.

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Adventist Wins Fight Not To Join Union

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Ron Csillag Religion News Service TORONTO -- A labor relations board in Canada has granted an Adventist worker the right to not join a union becau...

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Union Membership Increases After Years Of Decline

Chicago Public Radio | Chip Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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After years of decline, Illinois union ranks in 2008 grew by 97,000 workers. [...] The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that membership in I...

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Union Membership Rises For Second Straight Year

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Union membership jumped to 12.4 percent of the nation's work force last year, amid widespread job losses and credit woes. The rank...

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