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OUTSOURCING PUBLIC SERVICES DOESN'T HELP OUR PEOPLE - (2009-04-01) |
 In today's PDN editorial, it once again suggests Guam should outsource public services to private companies because it will save costs, while at the same time generates revenue for our public structur...More |
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BUSINESS OWNERS, ELECTED LEADERS SUPPORT EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE - (2009-04-01) |
 Over the past week, union members have made more than 4,000 calls and sent more than 8,000 letters to members of Congress urging them to support the Employee Free Choice Act to protect workers' freedo...More |
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AUSTRALIA: CUE THE FASHIONABLY ATTIRED UNIONISTS - (2009-04-01) |
Local fashion label ‘Cue Clothing Co' directly and indirectly employs about 400 people in the Australian clothing manufacturing industry. Many more are employed in its retail stores. For those who h...More |
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GUAM NEEDS MORE UNIONS: EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT WILL HELP UNION GROWTH - (2009-03-30) |
 An important piece of legislation has been introduced to the House and Senate, the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). EFCA would ensure that workers have a free choice and a fair chance to form a union...More |
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HOUSE PANEL OKS PAID FAMILY LEAVE FOR FEDERAL WORKERS - (2009-03-30) |
Federal workers could receive four weeks of paid family leave to care for a newborn or adopted child under a bill approved by a U.S. House subcommittee yesterday. If enacted, the bill also would allow...More |
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R&D SHIFTED TO LOW-COST COUNTRIES - (2009-03-30) |
 In the latter half of the 20th Century and thus far into the 21st Century, America has witnessed millions of blue and white-collar jobs outsourced to low-wage Third World Countries. As jobs are outsou...More |
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CUTTING LABOR IN OUR PUBLIC STRUCTURE WON'T HELP US - (2009-03-29) |
 "The governor and senators need to follow the lead of the chief justice and Judiciary by implementing measures to reduce the cost of the rest of the government of Guam," stated in yesterday's PDN edit...More |
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OBAMA'S BUDGET WILL REBUILD ECONOMY ON A SOLID FOUNDATION - (2009-03-29) |
 A new ad (see video) backing President Obama's budget blueprint hit the airwaves today as Senate and House budget committees unveiled their spending resolutions. Those resolutions followed much of the...More |
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UC SERVICE WORKERS APPROVE HISTORIC AGREEMENT - (2009-03-29) |
Some 8,500 University of California service workers – members of AFSCME Local 3299 – will see their wages rise by 16 percent over five years under a new agreement ratified this month after a year-...More |
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TAKING CARE OF OUR WORKERS' HEALTH IS IMPORTANT IN THE WORKPLACE - (2009-03-25) |
 Do you know anyone that was ill or injured and eventually had to resign from work because they weren't able to take any more days off? Paid sick leave is such an important benefit for workers. Many ...More |
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EPI: UNIONS DON'T CAUSE FIRM CLOSURES - (2009-03-25) |
What's the real effect of union membership on businesses? A new report by economist John DiNardo of the University of Michigan suggests there's no connection between a firm's likeliness to shut down a...More |
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