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UFCWUFCW Local 7 Pulls Endorsement of Candidate--02/15-10Submitted by Jesse Russell on February 12, 2010 - 2:05pm
In a rare move a labor union has rescinded the endorsement of a candidate to office. Last week The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 in Colorado withdrew an endorsement of Crisanta Duran who is seeking a seat in the House of Representatives. The Denver Post acquired a letter sent to the candidate from the union’s President that the endorsement was obtained through deception. Duran is a former legal council for the union and the union’s board endorsed her while her father was still President of the union. UFCW Local Sets Arizona Grocery Strike Deadline Of 6 p.m. Friday – 11/12/09Submitted by Doug Cunningham on November 11, 2009 - 4:04pm
Arizona shoppers could see 25,000 grocery workers on the strike lines as early as Friday. Jesse Russell has more. ( categories: )
Grain Processing Corporation Lockout Enters Fifteenth MonthSubmitted by Jesse Russell on October 25, 2009 - 5:39pm
A lockout at Grain Processing Corporation in Iowa has entered month 15. To mark the occasion more than 200 workers gathered this weekend and asked security guards to let them through the gate so they could return to work while a new contract is negotiated. The company didn’t budge and continues to stand by the last contract presented to the union. The company has said the workers will be allowed through the gates if they ratify the contract. More than 100 workers have retired or moved on to other jobs over the last year. ( categories: )
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