blog.aflcio.org - 1/27/2009
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Under current labor law, the United States is strikingly deficient in protecting freedom of association and the freedom to form unions, says a new report by Human Rights Watch ( HRW ), an independent human-rights advocacy group. The solution? Congress must pass the Employee Free Choice Act . ...
aflcio.org - 1/22/2009
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Employee Freedom Action Committee/Center for Union Facts Who
They Are: These front groups, founded by lawyer/lobbyist Richard...
Berman , are multi-million dollar lobbying groups that do not disclose their funders. They spread disinformation about ...
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Who Is Against the Employee Free Choice Act?
rightwingcanada.com - 1/31/2009
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Below is an email I received from a
certain Mohammad al-Zahar, calling me a racist, hate-monger, Nazi,...
etc. I'll admit that I find it rather laughable. But if you're reading this, I humbly urge you to email Comrade al-Zahar at the address below and ...
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My first Human Rights Claim, I'm so proud!
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Human Rights Watch: Employee Free Choice Is a Human Right
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Cross-posted from the AFL-CIO Now Blog.
Under current labor law, the United States is strikingly deficient in protecting freedom of association and the freedom to form unions, says a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), an independent human-rights advocacy group. The solution? Congress must pass the Employee Free Choice Act.
In a new report, The Employee Free Choice Act: A Human Rights Imperative, HRW lays out the case for its quick passage to restore workers' freedom to form unions without fear of harassment, coercion ...
Progressive Breakfast: Economists Back Economic Recovery
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... from another bailout recipient, AIG -- were urged to persuade their clients to send 'large contributions' to groups working against the Employee Free Choice Act..."
ITT List's Art Levine: "While President Obama is said to be looking to put some strings on the second half of the bailout to the banks, his economic team ought to look into limiting their ability to spend taxpayers’ money to lobby for selfish political goals that hurt the American economy."
AFL-CIO blog flags new Human Rights Watch report on EFCA: "The message of HRW’s report is clear: ...
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