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U.S. Government Set To Probe Verizon’s $3.6 Billion Spectrum Deal With Comcast

Published Thursday, January 5, 2012
The Antitrust Division of the United States Justice Department will investigate Verizon Wireless’s plans to acquire Spectrum from Comcast and its partners for $3.6 billion. Verizon Wireless announced in early December its intentions to purchase 122 AWS Spectrum Licenses from the Spectrum Company, a joint venture between Comcast, Time Warner Cable and more»

Kardashian Sweatshop Scandal Stirs Rumors Of Child Laborers, Unsafe Factories

Published Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Are the Reality Star Kardashians unknowingly sponsoring Child Labor? Star Magazine has published a report, according to Radar Online, alleging that several of the Kardashian family's lifestyle and fashion brands - including ShoeDazzle and Kris Jenner Kollection for QVC - are manufactured in sweatshops that employ underage and overworked Laborers. The more»

Public Employees Federation President Ken Brynien Tells New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Not To Look To Organized Labor For State Budget Savings In 2012

Published Wednesday, January 4, 2012
WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Before New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was scheduled to deliver his State of the State Address (today in Albany/Wednesday, January 4th), yesterday (Tuesday, January 3rd) the Public Employees Federation (PEF) joined a number of other Labor Organizations and Unions in Albany for the so-called and 22nd People’s State of the more»

So-Called Right-To-Work Law Would Reduce Indiana Wages

Published Wednesday, January 4, 2012
More evidence that backers of Indiana’s so-called Right-To-Work (RTW) Legislation are wrong when they claim RTW promotes economic growth. A new report out from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) finds that if a Right-To-Work for less Law was adopted in the State of Indiana it would be far more likely to reduce Workers’ Wages and Benefits. It follows the more»

New Year’s Labor Column: Best Wishes From Your Regional, On-Line Labor Newspaper For A Healthy & Prosperous 2012, What Buffalo Could Learn From Denver & Looking Back At What Was An Overall & Good Year For Western New York Labor In 2011

Published Monday, January 2, 2012
News, Notes & A Bunch Of Observations Made While Getting Back To Covering The Western New York Labor Community Full Tilt In 2012: First off, WNYLaborToday.com hopes that all our Viewers/Readers had a tremendous Holiday Season and Christmas. It’s also our hope that Santa brought everyone, including those in the Western New York Labor Movement, more»

Canadian Auto Workers Locked Out Of Caterpillar's Electro-Motive Unit Plant In London, Ontario/CAW Union Officials Accuse Company Of Trying To Provoke A Labor Dispute So It Can Pull Its Operation Out Of Canada

Published Monday, January 2, 2012
(LONDON, ONTARIO) - Caterpillar Inc.'s Electro-Motive Unit Plant in London, Ontario has decided to lock out its Union-Represented Locomotive Manufacturing Workers after finding out the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) told its Members not to strike following the breakdown of contract negotiations. Talks between CAW Local 27 and Caterpillar have been more»

Unbelievable! Thirty Major Corporation Paid NO INCOME TAX In The Last Three Years, While At The Same Time Making $160 Billion! Companies Include General Electric, DuPont, Verizon, Boeing, Wells Fargo And Honeywell

Published Monday, January 2, 2012
One of the driving forces behind the on-going Occupy Wall Street Protests is the fact that corporations have not been paying their fair share in taxes, and a new report from Citizens for Tax Justice will no nothing to alleviate the protesters’ frustration. CTJ looked at 280 companies, all of them members of the Fortune 500, and found that “while the more»

Nearly 300,000 New Yorkers Over The Age Of 65 Will Be Paying More At Their Pharmacies In 2012, Thanks To New York State Lawmakers Voting For A Reduction In Prescription Drug Coverage That Was Approved In Last Year’s Budget Cuts

Published Monday, January 2, 2012
(ALBANY) - A reduction in Prescription Drug Coverage under 2011’s New York State Budget Cuts means 292,000 New Yorkers will now be paying more at the pharmacy. State Leaders cut the $322 million Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program by 45% to help deal with the State's on-going budget crisis. Cuts to Prescription Benefits under the EPIC more»