Workers Issues in the US
After 11-month strike
Stella D’Oro workers face shutdown in hedge fund deal
By our reporters, September 25, 2009
Stella D’Oro workers in the Bronx, New York, face the shutdown of their bakery and the loss of their jobs. An 11-month strike blocked the hedge fund that bought the facility from imposing drastic co...
Workers Struggles: The Americas
September 22, 2009
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AFL-CIO names new president
Who is Richard Trumka?
By Jerry White, September 17, 2009
On Wednesday, John Sweeney, who has led the AFL-CIO since 1995, was succeeded by his long-time lieutenant, Richard Trumka, the former president of the United Mine Workers.
Obama turns to AFL-CIO to defend health care cuts
By Jerry White, September 16, 2009
In appearances at a GM plant in Ohio and the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh, Obama turned to the labor bureaucracy to defend his health care plan against growing popular opposition.
Republic Windows & Doors CEO arrested for theft
By Clement Daly, September 16, 2009
The former CEO of Republic Windows & Doors, Richard Gillman, was arrested last Wednesday and charged with illegal activities in his attempt to shut down the Chicago factory last year. The factory’s ...
Workers struggles: The Americas
September 15, 2009
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Michigan: Oakland University professors end strike
By Shannon Jones, September 12, 2009
Striking professors at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, returned to work Thursday morning after their union reached a tentative agreement with the school.
Michigan’s Oakland University faculty strike in seventh day
September 10, 2009
WSWS reporters conducted video interviews with students and striking faculty members at Oakland University, in suburban Detroit.
Michigan: Students rally for striking Oakland University professors
Court delays return-to-work order
By Tom Eley, September 10, 2009
Oakland University students and professors spoke on Wednesday with the World Socialist Web Site about the ongoing faculty strike, which continued after a judge delayed ruling on the university’s law...
Michigan: Oakland University seeks court order to break professors’ strike
By Lawrence Porter and James Brewer, September 9, 2009
The administration at Oakland University is seeking a court injunction to end the six-day strike by 600 professors and other faculty members.
Workers struggles: The Americas
September 8, 2009
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Study exposes sweatshop conditions in US workplaces
By Andre Damon, September 5, 2009
A detailed study released Wednesday reveals that violations of labor laws are the rule, not the exception, in low-wage industries in the US.
