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Brewer Campaign Protests Union Boycotts Over Immigration Law

By | 09.24.10 | 8:47 am

Jan Brewer’s gubernatorial campaign and the Arizona Republican party planned protests this week outside union offices to pressure them to end an economic boycott of the state. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union was boycotting Arizona in protest of its SB 1070 immigration law, but ended its boycott yesterday. More…

Union Mounting Broad New Push to Organize Wal-Mart Workers

By | 05.01.09 | 12:01 pm

As workers around the world participate in May Day celebrations of the labor movement’s past achievements, Paul Demko of TWI’s sister site, The Minnesota Independent, reports on a new campaign to simultaneously build nationwide support for the Employee Free Choice Act and organize workers More…

Obama Immigration Proposal May Not Be at Odds With Economy

By | 04.14.09 | 1:44 pm

Last week, a senior aide to President Obama told The New York Times that the White House plans to support a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would offer a path to legalization for undocumented workers. But will Obama be willing to invest the More…