Word: laborer
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...seems equally plausible that in coming close to protectionism, Gephardt is pandering to organized labor and currying favor with a populace that fears underpaid workers in Mexico more than it fears duplicitous politicians on its own soil. This suspicion is all the more warranted given Gephardt's previous support of extending fast track authority to President Bush...
...most serious discussion came when Terkel recounted his experience with a man at a bus stop in Chicago. When Terkel found out that the man opposed organized labor, he asked him: "How many hours a day do you work...
...these procedures are both labor-intensive and crucial to the creation of a saleable table grape. Without a well-trained, well-paid and satisfied workforce, Kovacevich says, he could not produce quality fruit...
Conboy's sweeping report also tarred Democratic fund raisers and prominent labor leaders in money-laundering schemes on behalf of the Teamsters leader. Among the union officials named were Richard Trumka, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, and Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, one of the fastest growing U.S. unions. Conboy cited evidence that Trumka, once the reform leader of the United Mine Workers, and McEntee helped get cash to Carey. The two leaders and Carey are reportedly targets of a federal grand jury in New York City that is investigating...
...keep things as stable as possible, Drs. Mahone and Drake ordered Bobbi to bed just three weeks after the septuplets were discovered. On Oct. 15 she was moved into the Iowa Methodist Medical Center, where she could be put on medication to stave off labor and where she and the babies were within easy reach of the labor team that had already been assembled...