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Determined Republic Workers Beat Give-Backs, Raise Pay $1.60

In a tough fight for their second contract as UE members, Local 1110 members at Republic Windows & Doors showed that they still have the fighting spirit that helped them organize into UE in 2004. Workers defeated the company’s regressive bargaining tactics and, in an industry adversely affected by the depressed housing market, won a new three-year agreement that increases their wages by $1.60, and retains the gains they made in their first contact. Full Story...
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FaviconWorkers' Picket Wins Reorganization Protection; Union Pushes for USCIS First Contract by August 1
FaviconUE Local 1008 Members Picket For Justice and Economic Security
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FaviconFormer Sen. Jesse Helms dies at age 86 (AP) 4 Jul 2008, 11:11 am

In this June 17, 1999 photo, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., makes his opening statement at Richard Holbrooke's confirmation hearing. Helms has died at age 86, the Jesse Helms research center says. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette, file)AP - Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who served 30 years in Congress, died on the Fourth of July, the Jesse Helms research center says. He was 86.


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Labor Headlines

FaviconLos Mineros President grateful for USW solidarity 3 Jul 2008, 8:00 pm
FaviconEconomic Report: State Unemployment Funds Are Running Out - 07/04/08 3 Jul 2008, 6:30 pm
FaviconFord Cuts More Shifts As U.S. Autoworkers Keep Getting Rocked By The Economy - 07/04/08 3 Jul 2008, 6:29 pm
FaviconILWU Stays At The Table, Determined To Win Continued Good Wage & Benefits - 07/04/08 3 Jul 2008, 6:28 pm
FaviconEmployment Rate Drops as Economy Sheds 62,000 2 Jul 2008, 8:00 pm
FaviconU.S. Jobs: Down Again 2 Jul 2008, 8:00 pm
FaviconSteelworkers merge with British union 2 Jul 2008, 8:00 pm
FaviconTrumka: Don't Let Opponents Divide Us by Race in 2008 Election 2 Jul 2008, 8:00 pm
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Economy - Numbers

CPI:
History+0.6% in May 2008
Unemployment Rate:
History5.5% in Jun 2008
Payroll Employment:
History-62,000(p) in Jun 2008
Average Hourly Earnings:
History+$0.06(p) in Jun 2008
PPI:
History+1.4%(p) in May 2008
ECI:
History+0.7% in 1st Qtr of 2008
Productivity:
History+2.6% in 1st Qtr of 2008
U.S. Import Price Index:
History+2.3% in May 2008

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