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The New York State AFL-CIO Endorses Governor Cuomo’s Push To Legalize Casino Gambling/New AFL-CIO State President Mario Cilento Says Casino Construction Creates Jobs, Adds Organized Labor Will Then Attempt To Organize Gaming Workers

Published Saturday, January 14, 2012
(ALBANY) - New York State’s largest Labor Organization has endorsed a push by Governor Andrew Cuomo to legalize casino gambling, Mario Cilento - its new president - said. It was revealed this week that the State AFL-CIO's Board of Directors made the decision at its December16th meeting, the same day it elevated Cilento - the organization's former chief more»

The United Steelworkers Union Praises Occupy Protesters For Honoring The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King/USW International President Leo Gerard Says Occupy Protesters Are “Walking In King’s Footsteps And I Think He’d Be Proud Of Their Efforts”

Published Saturday, January 14, 2012
(PITTSBURGH) - Occupy Protesters across the United States who’ve planned events for this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day observation on Monday (January 16th) are honoring his mission and the method that he chose to pursue, so says United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo Gerard. A month after Dr. King was gunned down in April of 1968, more»

More Than A Dozen Low-Level Hotel Workers In Indianapolis Say They Were Stiffed Out Of Millions In Wages/File Class-Action Lawsuit Against 10 City's Hotel And Labor-Staffing Agency, Claim They Were Cheated With The Knowledge Of Hotel Management

Published Saturday, January 14, 2012
(INDIANPOLIS, INDIANA) - More than 12 Low-Level Hotel Workers in Indianapolis - the site of this year’s Super Bowl - have filed a Class-Action Lawsuit against 10 of the City's Hotels and a Labor-Staffing Agency, claiming they were routinely cheated out of pay with the knowledge of Hotel Management. The Workers - most of them Hispanic Immigrants employed as more»

From In These Times: GOP Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Would Allow ‘Open Season’ On Union Organizers - Supports Ending An NLRB Provision That Makes It Illegal For Employers To Fire Workers Based On Their Support Of Unions

Published Saturday, January 14, 2012
Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul’s strong showing in the recent Iowa Caucus - he came in third with 21% of the votes behind leader Mitt Romney's and Rick Santorum's 24.6% showings - wasn't the victory his passionate supporters wanted - but it made Paul a force to be reckoned with throughout the rest of the Republican Primary Season. However, more»

New York State United Teachers’ State News Roundup: NYSUT Disagrees With Governor Cuomo’s Characterization Of State’s Teacher Evaluation Law Enacted In 2010 In Concert With New York’s Race To The Top Application

Published Thursday, January 12, 2012
NYSUT Disagrees With Governor Cuomo’s Characterization Of New York’s Teacher Evaluation Law Enacted In 2010 In Concert With The State’s Race To The Top Application (ALBANY) – The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Union says it respectfully disagrees with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s characterization of New York’s Teacher Evaluation Law enacted in 2010 in more»

United Steelworkers’ Labor News Roundup: USW President Gerard Talks Job Creation At The White House’s ‘In-Sourcing’ Forum & Locked-Out Ohio Workers From Cooper Tire Meet With Serbian Union Leaders

Published Thursday, January 12, 2012
USW President Gerard Talks Job Creation At White House 'In-Sourcing' Forum (PITTSBURGH) –United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo Gerard participated in the In-Sourcing American Jobs Forum” at the White House that was hosted by President Obama, which included Business, Labor, Administration and Local Government Leaders - along with outside more»

National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On The White House In-Sourcing Forum: “There Are Few, If Any, Causes Of Greater Concern To America's Workers Than Bringing Middle-Class Jobs Back To The United States”

Published Thursday, January 12, 2012
Is it patriotic to ship American jobs overseas? President Obama doesn’t think so. He’s right, of course. We live in a globally-connected world, but let’s face it: Home-grown corporations must first focus on their own backyards - a novel concept to many, it seems. Obama implicitly raised the question yesterday during his In-Sourcing American Jobs Forum, more»

Today Is The 100th Anniversary Of The Historic Bread & Roses Strike – Looking Back, Could It Have Been ‘The First’ Occupy?

Published Thursday, January 12, 2012
(LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS) - Today - Thursday, January 12th - in Lawrence, Union Members and their allies celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the historic Bread & Roses Strike while gathering at a historic mill building for a re-enactment that moved the conscience of our Nation - bringing national attention to the plight of the families, including young more»