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Labor News And Notes Round-up

The latest stories from the front lines of the labor fight across the country... 8 states have raised their minimum wage for the beginning of 2012. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg opposes a living wage for New Yorkers. Washington Mutual

By Kenneth Quinnell
12/29/11 12:00 pm

The latest stories from the front lines of the labor fight across the country...

  • 8 states have raised their minimum wage for the beginning of 2012.
  • New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg opposes a living wage for New Yorkers.
  • Washington Mutual made a hostile workplace for employee who refused to push predatory loans on vulnerable customers.
  • The Lewis & Clark pipeline will bring running water to 300,000 people and create lots of new jobs.
  • Wal-Mart's Rob Walton was named Scrooge of the Year by Jobs With Justice.
  • The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act requires mining firms to reveal their safety records.
  • A U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the new union election rule for aviation and rale workers.
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