Christmas layoffs will slow city services; Total of 42 workers sent home yesterday

administrator — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:12:56 -0500

Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:22:29 +0000
Published: 12/19/2007
By Zach Church
Staff writer
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Letterman's Top 10 demands of striking writers

administrator — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:20:36 -0500

Story Highlights
Letterman's "Late Show" brings on writers to offer demands
Among them: "Daily Show" writer wants "date with a woman"

Labor Board Restricts Union Use of E-Mail

administrator — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:58:41 -0500

December 23, 2007

By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that employers have the right to prohibit workers from using the company's e-mail system to send out union-related messages, a decision that could hamper communications between labor unions and their membership.

Misclassifying Workers Doesn't Pay Off!

administrator — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:29:22 -0500

Teamsters Hail IRS Decision to Fine FedEx $319 Million

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX)
was delivered a big lump of coal today by the Internal Revenue Service,
which slammed the company with a $319 million fine and penalties over its
illegal independent contractor model. The IRS determined that FedEx Ground
workers were indeed employees, a fact long asserted by the Teamsters Union.

Resistance expected on school board

administrator — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:45:02 -0500

By Russell Contreras, Globe Staff | November 29, 2007
It was a school committee that Lawrence Superintendent Wilfredo T. Laboy called "the best I've ever encountered as a school administrator."

WHAT A VOTE FOR FREE TRADE MEANS

administrator — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:36:17 -0500

In the 2006 elections, aspiring Democrats attacked the Bush
administration's free trade policies, and more than 20 new members of
Congress were elected, giving the Democratic Party its new majority in
the House of Representatives. Yet two weeks ago Democratic Party
leaders urged those same members of Congress to vote for a new free
trade agreement with Peru.

Lucent Workers Battle Back

administrator — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:42:39 -0400

Union rallies for Lucent jobs; Workers meet for first time since learning plant is scheduled to close

By Drake Lucas, Staff writer

Employee Free Choice Act Update

administrator — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:34:31 -0400

Thank Your Senators…Or Tell Them to Stop Obstructing the People’s Will
by Tula Connell, Jun 26, 2007

Celebration to mark official launch of region’s new United Way

administrator — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:10:07 -0400

For Immediate Release:

June 26, 2007

United Way opens new office in Lowell; announces investments of $1.5 million

CWA 1365 Speaks Out

administrator — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:06:33 -0400

Published: June 25, 2007 12:00 am

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