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Obama-Backing Unions Demand Hillary "Sever All Ties" With Penn
TPM Election Central, April 11, 2008

House Delays Consideration of Colombia Pact
Washington Post, April 11, 2008

Teamsters chief Hoffa faults FAA and NAFTA, lauds Obama
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 11, 2008

US lawmakers delay vote on Colombia trade pact
AFP, April 10, 2008

Labor gears up campaign against Colombia free trade pact
Workday Minnesota, April 10, 2008

US postal workers union endorses Obama
AFP, April 10, 2008

Obama looks to Teamsters for Pennsylvania win
CNN, April 10, 2008

Unions protest Aramark on Wall Street
Fortune, April 10, 2008

Pa. Unions Could Hold the Key for Obama or Clinton
National Journal, April 9, 2008

Mark Penn still in Clinton loop: source
New York Daily News, April 8, 2008

Clinton Is Put in a Quandary on Colombia
New York Sun, April 8, 2008

Commission hears testimony on US immigration raids
Boston Globe, April 8, 2008

Bush Sends Congress Colombia Trade Pact
Associated Press, April 8, 2008

Teamsters: 9,900 UPS unit workers ratify contract
Reuters, April 7, 2008

Clinton Aide Sacked Over Controversy On Colombia
Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2008

Safeway, Giant Workers Ratify New Contract
Washington Post, April 2, 2008

Unions, grocers agree: Workers at Giant, Safeway overwhelmingly accept 4-year pact
Baltimore Sun, April 2, 2008

Unions: Cintas case proves need for tougher safety laws
Cincinnati Enquirer, April 2, 2008

Lawmakers: Toughen poultry plant penalties
Charlotte Observer, April 2, 2008

Teamsters win right to represent UAL mechanics
Reuters, April 1, 2008

United Airlines mechanics switch to Teamsters
Chicago Tribune, March 31, 2008

FedEx Legal Woes Mount as Class-Action Status Now Granted in 20 States Over Company's Embattled Independent Contractor Model
PRNewswire, March 31

New Report Shows Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of African Americans
California Chronicle, March 31, 2008

Union Reaches Deal with Safeway, Giant
Washington Post, March 31, 2008

WaMu directors face vote
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 27, 2008

Houston nurses' vote on unionizing may touch Dallas
Dallas Morning News, March 27, 2008

How Green is Your Collar?
The Nation, March 26, 2008

Labor crisis can be solved, Salinas panelists say
Salinas Californian, March 26, 2008

Corporate America Trying to Make Union Activities Illegal
Labor Notes, March 26, 2008

Tesco's Fresh & Easy start in U.S. not exactly a cakewalk, analyst finds
The Press-Enterprise, March 25, 2008

Campaign against Morgan Stanley board gains powerful allies
Financial Week, March 25, 2008

U.S. transport chief: border trucking good for business
Associated Press, March 25, 2008

Teamsters rolling up organizing, contract wins
Press Associates, March 24, 2008

As Deadline Nears, Grocery Talks Focus on Wages
Washington Post, March 24, 2008

Rising Health Costs Cut Into Wages
Washington Post, March 24, 2008

Port of Los Angeles plan weighs on shippers
Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2008

Agriprocessors cited for alleged health, safety problems
Des Moines Register, March 21, 2008

Employee status required of Port truckers
Long Beach Press-Telegram, March 20, 2008

LA Port approves plan for cleaner-running trucks
Associated Press, March 20, 2008

L.A. Port OKs Truck Plan
Los Angeles Business Journal, March 20, 2008

Largest organization for chefs calls for removal of FDA safety blessing on sometimes deadly artifical butter flavoring
Secret Ingredients (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), March 20, 2008

Talks are Slow With Giant, Safeway
Washington Post, March 19, 2008

Two inquiries look at threat diacetyl may pose to cooks
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 17, 2008

Port of L.A. to Vote on Truck Plan
Los Angeles Business Journal, March 17, 2008

Dust concern closes part of Imperial Sugar refinery
Associated Press, March 17, 2008

Wal-Mart's "Meat Wars" With Union Sizzles On
Huffington Post, March 16, 2008

Port trucking system needs overhaul
Daily Breeze, March 15, 2008

UPS Freight Workers in N.J. Sign Cards to Become Teamsters
Dow Jones Newswires, March 13, 2008

N.Y. Union Membership on the Rise
Workforce Management, March 13, 2008

Students Urged to Fight 'Debt Disease'
CNSNews.com, March 13, 2008

United Farm Workers activist calls for veto of anti-illegal immigration bill
Salt Lake Tribune, March 13, 2008

U.S. officials bicker over Mexican trucks
Los Angeles Times, March 12, 2008

Port plan decried
Long Beach Press-Telegram, March 11, 2008

Most of Skybus' pilots want a union
Columbus Dispatch, March 11, 2008

Morgan Stanley Chief Grappling With New Risk
New York Times, March 11, 2008

Sharing the Pain
New York Times, March 11, 2008

US Officials Battle Over Mexican Trucks
Associated Press, March 10, 2008

WaMu's executive bonuses ignite backlash
Financial Week, March 10, 2008

Labor's War on Global Warming
The Nation, March 10, 2008

Investor group attacks banks over subprime
Financial Times, March 10, 2008

Taking on the Buyout Industry
Washington Post, March 10, 2008

Shaw's workers overwhelmingly approve contract
Associated Press, March 9, 2008

Union meets with poultry workers
Charlotte Observer, March 9, 2008

Industrial explosions preventable
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 7, 2008

WaMu board challenge eyed
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 7, 2008

Cintas Corp., unions escalate public fight
Chicago Tribune, March 7, 2008

United mechanics to vote on joining Teamsters
San Francisco Chronicle, March 6, 2008

Food workers fed up with Goldman Sachs
New York Daily News, March 6, 2008

Ports of Harm
Los Angeles CityBeat, March 5, 2008

Union group urges withholding Whole Foods CEO vote
Reuters, March 4, 2008

OSHA to Inspect Dust-Prone Factories
Associated Press, March 3, 2008

Behind Obama's Union Comeback
TIME, March 3, 2008

Trade issues resonate in Buckeye State
Gannett, March 1, 2008

A Snack, a Slip, and a Second Chance
Washington Post, March 1, 2008

Union leader touts Obama
Akron Beacon-Journal, March 1, 2008

Swift raids turn screen saga
Denver Post, February 29, 2008

L.A. backs cargo fee as part of port clean-air effort
Los Angeles Times, February 28, 2008

The Changing Union Label
The American, February 28, 2008

Teamsters, DHL in tentative labor deal
Reuters, February 27, 2008

Union wants to invest in infrastructure
Marketplace (American Public Media), February 26, 2008

Labor panel says US immigration raids violating constitutional rights of workers
The Jurist (University of Pittsburgh School of Law), February 26, 2008

Hoffa & Barack: The Labor-Latte Alliance
Village Voice, February 26, 2008

Immigration Agency Accused of Illegal Searches
Washington Post, February 26, 2008

US union asks pensions to back roads
Financial Times, February 25, 2008

Office security guards set for a strike
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, February 25, 2008

Change to Win Gets Behind Obama
New York Times (The Caucus), February 21, 2008

Change to Win Endorses Obama
Associated Press, February 21, 2008

Change to Win... for Obama
The Nation, February 21, 2008

Change To Win labor federation endorses Obama; leader says Clinton should consider withdrawal
USA Today onPolitics, February 21, 2008

Teamsters union to endorse Barack Obama
Associated Press, February 20, 2008

Hats off to settlement: New Era’s new contract in Alabama looks like a good deal for all
Buffalo News, February 20, 2008

DHS Withdraws Bid to Curb Union Rights
Washington Post, February 20, 2008

Migrants hope to cut a fair deal
Stockton Record, February 19, 2008

Financial services may be next target of activist groups
Financial Week, February 19, 2008

Union And Activists Call For Investigation Of Aramark’s Florida Prison Contract
VendingMarketWatch News, February 19, 2008

L.A., Long Beach port officials split over truck pollution
Los Angeles Times, February 19, 2008

A Stubborn Union Storms the Gates At Carlyle Group
Washington Post, February 18, 2008

Citrus Industry Recruits Guest Workers Under Federal Rules
The Ledger, February 17, 2008

Blue-collar labor key in Wisconsin
Gannett News Service, February 17, 2008

Leader labors to safeguard food workers
Denver Post, February 16, 2008

Farmworker plan attacked by all sides
San Jose Mercury News, February 15, 2008

Pair of Proposals Take Aim at Carlyle Group
Washington Post, February 15, 2008

Large Union Backs Obama; Another Is Likely to Do Same
New York Times, February 15, 2008

Obama Scores Top Union Endorsement
Wall Street Journal, February 14, 2008

Food workers union endorses Obama
Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2008

Kroger Reaches Tentative Pact With UFCW Local 1529 In Tenn.
Dow Jones Newswires, February 14, 2008

Minority union members still struggle to work
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 13, 2008

Israel remembering Hoffa for his support of Zionism
Jewish Ledger, February 13, 2008

Greens, Teamsters collide with Mexican trucks
The Politico, February 13, 2008

New Era, Teamsters settle dispute
The Press-Register, February 13, 2008

Washington Mutual union-linked firm targets 3 directors
Seattle Times, February 12, 2008

WaMu directors questioned
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 12, 2008

Activist investor group asks WaMu, B of A boards to account for subprime losses
Financial Week, February 12, 2008

UPS workers agree to join Teamsters
Orlando Sentinel, February 12, 2008

Teamsters OK contract with YRC
Kansas City Star, February 11, 2008

Canada's Cintas workers unite
Cincinnati Enquirer, February 11, 2008

Fight is personal for Farm Workers' director
Miami Herald, February 11, 2008

Shareholder Backlash Emerges on Subprime Mess
Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2008

Proposed Change in the Guest Worker Program
KFSN-TV, February 7, 2008

Union Membership Rises, but Quality of Jobs Has Changed
Workforce Management, February 7, 2008

Credit counselors go risque with new message
ConsumerAffairs.com, February 7, 2008

A Hopeful Year for Unions
New York Times, February 7, 2008

Union wants CEO selection criteria made public
The Globe and Mail, February 7, 2008

Teamsters and trucks
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 6, 2008

Union trying to organize at Linden plant where 2 workers died
The Star-Ledger, February 6, 2008

Changes Aimed at Foreign Farm Worker Pay
Associated Press, February 5, 2008

Beefs about poultry inspections
BusinessWeek, February 6, 2008

A Corporate View of Mafia Tactics: Protesting, Lobbying and Citing Upton Sinclair
New York Times, February 5, 2008

Back to basics, unions go door to door
BusinessWeek, February 4, 2008

Women seek tools for building trades
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 4, 2008

New Era Cap Co. under glaring spotlight
Buffalo News, February 4, 2008

Guest citrus workers: the reluctant choice
The Ledger, February 3, 2008

Aramark faces allegations in city schools
Yale Daily News, February 1, 2008

Date set for United mechanics' union vote
Denver Post, January 31, 2008

House, Senate at odds on stimulus plans
Associated Press, January 31, 2008

Coalition to ask voters to stop Wal-Mart
Ventura County Star, January 31, 2008

Trump hotel in Chicago may be picketed by Unite Here
Chicago Tribune, January 30, 2008

Seattle Times, Teamsters Swap Labor Complaints Over Outsourcing
Editor and Publisher, January 30, 2008

SEIU fuels union turnaround
Cleaning & Maintenance Management, January 29, 2008

Celebrities fight for national Chavez day
WINK-TV, January 29, 2008

Teamsters, NAACP aim for New Era's biggest business
The Press-Register, January 29, 2008

UW-Madison cuts ties with cap company, citing Ala. labor problems
Associated Press, January 28, 2008

Interstate Bakeries amends plan
Associated Press, January 28, 2008

Countrywide's Mozilo forgoing $37.5 million
Associated Press, January 28, 2008

Nurse assistant pleads for improved care
The Express-Times, January 28, 2008

Labor dispute divides religious community: Priests back workers at hospital chain run by order of nuns
San Francisco Chronicle, January 27, 2008

Teamsters gaining members at UPS unit
Charlotte Observer, January 27, 2008

A battle over unions at Smithfield Pork
Weekend America (American Public Media), January 26, 2008

Workers may be sticking to unions again
Marketplace (American Public Media), January 25, 2008

The Greenbrier union members approve 'authorization to strike'
The Register-Herald, January 25, 2008

Child care industry seeks to unite
The Olympian, January 25, 2008

Kroger, Michigan union reach agreement
Business Courier of Cincinnati, January 25, 2008

Wal-Mart's Environmental Report Card
New York Times, January 23, 2007

Wal-Mart Health Plan Gains
Washington Post, January 23, 2008

Clinton gets UFW backing
Sacramento Bee, January 23, 2008

CtW challenges Wachovia directors
Investment News, January 22, 2008

Wachovia directors grilled on subprime exposure
Pensions & Investments, January 22, 2008

Fiery sermons inspire Smithfield workers
Fayetteville Observer, January 22, 2008

Illegal immigrants being fired in face of federal crackdown
New Jersey Star-Ledger, January 21, 2008

Deal to boost security guards' pay
Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2008

Urgent: employers can restrict your e-mail
MSNBC, January 21, 2008

Applications for U.S. citizenship surge amid aggressive organizing
McClatchy News Service, January 19, 2008

Amtrak, Unions Reach Contract, Avert Railroad Strike
Bloomberg News, January 18, 2008

Change to Win Says No Endorsement Yet
Associated Press, January 18, 2008

Labor makes big comeback in '08 races
Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2008

Smithfield Packing workers to get paid King holiday
Fayetteville Observer, January 18, 2008