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Census Offers Opportunity for the Unemployed – 01/06/09

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pIt isn’t all bad news in the job market if you are willing to knock on doors and meet your neighbors. The U.S. Census Bureau has begun rolling out the 2010 Federal Census and needs to hire hundreds of thousands of workers all across the country. The U.S. Constitution mandates that every 10 years the population of the country needs to be counted and that means jobs. It is also a law that every person in the country needs to take part in the Census. The Bureau isn’t only seeking those looking for jobs, they are also looking for individuals who may have full time jobs, but could use part-time work on the side./p

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A Look At Major Union Contracts Set to Expire in 2009 – 01/06/09

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p2009 is shaping up to be a big year for contract negotiations. In addition to the ongoing contract negotiations between Hollywood producers and the Screen Actor’s Guild which could lead to an entertainment strike, a number of major union contracts are set to expire. The largest is between the Communication Workers of America and ATamp;T. The contract covers 102,000 workers. Also up for negotiation will be the contract covering New York City’s 78,000 teachers and faculty represented by the American Federation of Teachers. A concessionary contract signed by workers represented by the Machinists union while United Airlines was facing bankruptcy also expire toward the end of this year./p

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A Look At Major Union Contrcts Set to Epire in 2009 – 01/06/09

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p2009 is shaping up to be a big year for contract negotiations. In addition to the ongoing contract negotiations between Hollywood producers and the Screen Actor’s Guild which could lead to an entertainment strike, a number of major union contracts are set to expire. The largest is between the Communication Workers of America and ATamp;T. The contract covers 102,000 workers. Also up for negotiation will be the contract covering New York City’s 78,000 teachers and faculty represented by the American Federation of Teachers. A concessionary contract signed by workers represented by the Machinists union while United Airlines was facing bankruptcy also expire toward the end of this year./p

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Obama, Congress Put Working Families at Heart of Economic Plan

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President-elect Barack Obama and Congress aren’t wasting any time setting the tone that the nation’s working families are at the center of their efforts to revitalize the economy and rebuild the middle class.
Obama is meeting today and throughout the week with congressional leaders to shape an economic recovery package that focuses on job creation, tax [...]

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Screen Actors Postpone Strike Vote, and More Bargaining News

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The Screen Actors (SAG) announced it would delay sending out strike authorization ballots until Jan. 14 at the earliest—and more news here from the “Bargaining Digest Weekly.” The AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department delivers daily, bargaining-related news and research resources to more than 900 subscribers. Union leaders can register for this service through our website, Bargaining@Work.
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Back to School to Learn Labor History

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This painting titled “In the Bucket” by Robin Gowen and other resources on the Labor Arts website are just one way to teach the next generation about labor history.
 

 

 

As children begin returning to school after the holidays, AFT is providing tools for educators to teach them things they ought to know about America’s labor history. [...]

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