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BuzzFlash Progressive MarketPlace Checkout: Aug 25, 12:24am 2 reviews politics, labor
https://www.buzzflash.com/store/buzzcon08/; From the site: "With rare exception, the progressive movement does not emphasize working class and union issues. It's time to change that, and that is why this conference will be attended by bloggers, workers (union and wanting to be union), progessives and advocates." -----I couldn't agree more.

Cranes are Falling | The BobboSphere:: Aug 10, 1:41am 1 review business, construction, labor, job-safety
http://www.bobboblog.org/bobbo-49; America's construction cranes are falling and creating an unenviable record of death and mayhem. We need strict national standards of certification, education and inspection to protect both America's construction workers and those of us who just happen to be walking by.

Employee Free Choice Act Now! | Sign the Petition!: Aug 7, 10:12pm 2 reviews politics, labor, unions
http://www.freechoiceact.org/page/s/aflcio?source=ftf; This is the Civil Rights Act for the working class. Add your signature and let's move this country into modern labor relations.

Chinese Struggle Over Resources Under a Quasi-Maoist Capitalism: Aug 1, 4:05pm 1 review china, labor
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080818/parenti; China's rural and urban working class fights for justice against a Communist Party dominated capitalist system.

A Better Class of Criminal | The BobboSphere:: Jul 29, 11:00am 2 reviews business, labor, chicago
http://www.bobboblog.org/bobbo-48; Some thoughts on Batman, blowing up old factories and how Americans should be making stuff again.

AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Bush Labor Dept. Secretly Writes Rule on Worker Exposure to…: Jul 24, 12:31am 2 reviews business, environment, labor, work
http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/07/23/bush-labor-dept-secretly-writes-rule-on-wor...; As the song goes," We just come to work here...we don't come to die."

Our Coddled Cry Baby Corporations | The BobboSphere:: Jul 16, 10:57pm 2 reviews business, politics, labor, economy
http://www.bobboblog.org/bobbo-47; Coddling our cry baby corporations with deregulation, tax breaks and union busting has sure worked out well. Somebody from Vegas needs to tell us what the odds are for another Great Depression.

Labor Articles by Dick Meister: Jul 16, 8:21am 1 review business, labor, unions
http://www.dickmeister.com/id6.html; Dick Meister is one of our finest labor journalists and commentators. He follows no one's "party line" and tells the straight story.

AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Women Better Educated than Men, Still Paid Less: Jul 14, 2:06am 1 review business, women, labor
http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/07/13/women-better-educated-than-men-still-paid-l...; Overall, women were paid only 77 cents for every dollar a man was paid in 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Economist Evelyn Murphy, president and founder of The WAGE Project, estimates the wage gap costs the average full-time U.S. woman worker between $700,000 and $2 million over the course of her work life.