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Take a Dose of Battle in Seattle to Relieve Washington Fatigue

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ronal Reagan, Fair Trade, Gop, Trickle Down, Economy, Sir Shridath Ramphal, Free Trade, Congress, Global Corporations, Battle in Seattle, Stuart Townsend, Bailout Bill, Mark Engler, World Trade Organization, Wall Street, Doha Round, Foreign Policy in Focus, Nancy Pelosi, Deregulation, Privatization, Republicans, Wto, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

Under the right set of circumstances -- like impending balloting on their re-election -- Congressmen do respond to public outcry.

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America's Middle Class Needs Right to Bargain, Secure Contracts -- Like CEOs Have

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Smithfield Foods, United Food and Commercial Workers, Wal-Mart, Employee Freedom Action Committee, Economy, Human Rights Watch, Employee Free Choice Act, Rick Berman, Middle Class, Free Trade, Usw, Medicaid, United Steelworkers, Walton Family, National Labor Relations Board, Global Corporations, Wall Street Journal, U.S. Supreme Court, Tobacco Lobbyist, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Kosher, Minimum Wage, Union Busters, Lance Compa, Health Insurance, Meatpacking, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, Union, Undocumented, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

When uninsured Wal-Mart workers get sick, American taxpayers foot the bill. They pay for coverage through Medicaid, the health insurance plan for the poor. That's what the Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, banks on.

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Unions Battle New Age Robber Barons

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 07.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Sen. Barack Obama, Circular Welded Steel, Employee Free Choice Act, Economy, Merrill Lynch & Co., China, Global Corporations, CNM/CUT, U.S. International Trade Commission, OAO Severstal, Phil Casey, Unemployment, Wall Street, Bush Administration, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Phelps Dodge Corp., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Wharton School, Gerdau Ameristeel, Gerdau, Esmark, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

To succeed now, unions must be able to stand toe-to-toe with global corporations on their own turf, which means in many cases unions too must be global.

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