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PRIVATE CONTRACTS WITH GOVGUAM NEED MORE ACCOUNTABILITY - (2009-09-14) |
 After days of interrogation with the Port's Chairman of the Board of Directors on the Port Master Plan, we found out GovGuam is spending $4.3Million more on top of the already signed contract of $400,...More |
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SENATOR RECTOR TO COMMEMORATE WORKING CLASS HEROES EVERY WEEK - (2009-09-14) |
Starting this Friday, September 18, the Office of Senator Rector will be presenting a resolution for a Working Class Hero, a hard-working individual in our community in both the public and private sec...More |
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CHECK OUT LIVE WEBCAST OF AFL-CIO CONVENTION - (2009-09-14) |
 The AFL-CIO’s 26th Constitutional Convention—for the first time ever—will be webcast live, via Ustream, beginning at 3 p.m. Sept. 13 and running through the closing gavel on Sept. 17. To check o...More |
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VICTORY FOR WORKERS IN TURKEY: DESA AND DERI IS UNION SIGN PROTOCOL - (2009-09-14) |
 Labour Behind the Label is delighted to announce the closure of a year-long campaign against the DESA leather factory in Turkey following a protocol agreement signed by DESA and the Deri Is union. We...More |
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FOR THOSE THAT RUN IN WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IS RUNNING AWAY - (2009-09-11) |
As horrific as the tragedy was of 9/11, every year it reminds us how important our public safety officers are to all of us. God bless each and every person that run towards danger while everyone else...More |
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FIREFIGHTERS HAVE A T/A!!! - (2009-09-11) |
 It’s only appropriate that on 9/11 Guam’s heroes have reached a tentative agreement on their first Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). On 9/11 firefighters and police officers had the protecti...More |
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DISNEY UNION PROTESTS DISNEY CONFERENCE IN ANAHEIM - (2009-09-11) |
 Up to 100 workers representing the three Disneyland hotels gathered outside the Anaheim Convention Center today with full audio set and a stage – the loudest part of the protest was underway as Disn...More |
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REPORT: RESTORING BALANCE TO THE ‘GLOVES-OFF ECONOMY’ - (2009-09-11) |
As we look across an economy that isn’t working for far too many workers, it’s obvious the wages, retirement security and freedom to bargain for a better life are eroding—and our economy has suf...More |
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NO BUDGET SHORTFALLS IF EVERYONE PAYS THEIR FAIR SHARE - (2009-09-09) |
 This week the legislature was faced with having to find $4.7Million for DOE in order to refrain from shutting down schools. For years, we have been spending less than half of what we should be spendi...More |
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REPORT: WE NEED UNIONS TO BUILD AN ECONOMY WITH GOOD JOBS - (2009-09-09) |
A strong, sustainable economy doesn’t just depend on job creation—it depends on the creation of good jobs in which employees are paid fairly and receive health care and retirement benefits.
As wo...More |
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BURGER CHAIN'S HEALTH-CARE RECIPE - (2009-09-09) |
Four years ago, executives of Burgerville, a regional restaurant chain, agreed to pay at least 90% of health-care premiums for hourly employees who work at least 20 hours a week. Today, the executives...More |
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