Word: labors
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Among the 300 protesters were 14 Harvard students from the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) group on campus, led by Daniel M. Hennefeld...
...This is a day of national action, and in over 50 cities, [members of] the National Labor Committee are holding similar events," said David Amdur, a member of the Boston chapter of the CISPES...
Other groups participating in the march included Jobs with Justice, the Massachusetts branch of the AFL-CIO, UNITE and the Labor Guild of Boston...
Last year, as Bill Clinton was breezing to his re-election victory, another celebrated incumbent was fighting for his job. Ron Carey, the reform leader of the Teamsters union, had become the darling of the labor movement--and the labor press--during his five-year tenure. But working Teamsters, who had seen no significant pay or benefit increases during that time, weren't so enamored. In fact, "they were ready to throw the bum out," says a former Carey aide. The challenger, James P. Hoffa, son of the notorious former Teamsters leader, was coming on strong with a multimillion-dollar...
...race may produce the most far-reaching scandals of any in labor history. Government sources told TIME that a federal grand jury in Manhattan is investigating not only Carey but also a cast of characters who had an interest in keeping his presidency alive, including two of America's most powerful labor leaders, AFL-CIO president John Sweeney and secretary-treasurer Richard Trumka. So far, three men connected to Carey--campaign manager Jere Nash, fund raiser Martin Davis and consultant Michael Ansara--have pleaded guilty to conspiracy. The three have contradicted Carey's assertion that he had no knowledge...