March 22, 2010
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3/19/2010
IP to terminate 33 workers on May 21
By Charlie Passut
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3/19/2010
SEIU To Yank Support For Arcuri, Will Search For Challenger
By Greg Sargent
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3/18/2010

The Great Immigration March
By Medardo Arias Satizabal
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3/18/2010
Immigration Reform
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3/17/2010
School Workers Rally
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3/18/2010
Immigrants to Obama: It's Time
By Gabriel Thompson
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3/18/2010
Advocates to debate Eagle Academy at IS 59
By Lisa Fogarty
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3/18/2010
Possible NYC Doorman Strike - Again!
By Mitchell Hall
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3/18/2010
Putting feet down at key D.C. march
By Albor Ruiz
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3/17/2010
Fair's fair
By Linda O'Flanagan
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3/17/2010
Jaime Contreras Interview
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3/17/2010
Unions Mobilize the Community
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3/17/2010
Gianaris Bill Seeks ‘Good Jobs’ At Con Ed, Other Utilities
By JOHN TOSCANO
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3/17/2010
Staten Island Rep. Michael McMahon on Island of his own – hews to middle way
By Judy L. Randall
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3/16/2010
Evening fire chases 150 workers from Wachovia Building
By Susan Snyder
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3/16/2010
Biometrics may replace doormen
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3/16/2010

El voto latino
By Mike Fishman
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3/16/2010
Unions slam NYC congressman over health care vote
By Daniel Massey
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3/16/2010
Late-innings hardball in health care push
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
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3/16/2010
Jaime Contreras Interview
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3/16/2010
Paid Sick Days Benefit Workers, Employers
By  Kurt Westby
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3/16/2010
A right delayed is a right denied
By  HÉctor Figueroa
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3/15/2010
WFP Ups The Ante
By Elizabeth Benjamin
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3/15/2010
Ortiz "Salty dog" Ortiz changes tune after being peppered with complaints
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3/15/2010
Union Chief Warns He’ll Back Independent Candidates Against Democrats Opposed to Health Care
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
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3/15/2010
High-Maintenance Doormen Could Be Replaced by Technology
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3/15/2010
New York City Doormen Threaten Strike
By Amy Biegelsen
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3/15/2010
Hi-tech 'screen' doors
By JENNIFER GOULD KEIL
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3/14/2010
MoveOn Fundraising Against Anti-Health Care Dems
By Sam Stein
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3/14/2010
Hold it yourself: Doormen strike?
By EMILY ANNE EPSTEIN
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3/13/2010
Democratic Establishment Coalesces Around Big Vote
By David Dayen
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3/12/2010
More mailing against Monserrate
By Jimmy Vielkind
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3/12/2010
Odds And Ends
By Elizabeth Benjamin
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3/12/2010
Union to Dems: 'If you Can't Support HCR, We Can't Support You'
By Daniel Foster
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3/12/2010
More Thuggish Unions, Please
By Jonathan Chait
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3/12/2010
1199, WFP Play Hardball On Healthcare
By Elizabeth Benjamin
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3/12/2010
FEAR FACTOR....
By Steve Benen
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3/12/2010
Hardball time on health-care reform
By Ezra Klein
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3/12/2010
SEIU Warns Dems: If You Don’t Back Reform, We Won’t Back You
By Greg Sargent
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3/12/2010
Paid Sick Days: a Necessity for Workers or a Job Killer?
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3/11/2010

Union wins right to bargain for Security Alliance employees
By Niala Boodhoo
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3/11/2010
Peralta, Monserrate Clash Tuesday In Special Election
By JOHN TOSCANO
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3/11/2010
Jaime Contreras interview on immigration reform
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3/11/2010
Power Play in Albany
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3/10/2010
Wage battle begins
By Aliza Appelbaum
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3/10/2010
Contract Talks Begin for 30,000 New York City Apartment Building Workers
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3/10/2010
Contract Talks Begin Between Building Workers, Building Owners
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3/10/2010
Worker accuses food company of scare tactics
By Tony Nauroth
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3/10/2010

City's security guards unionize
By DAVID SMILEY
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3/10/2010

South Beach's Security Guards Win Union Recognition After Nasty Tussle
By Tim Elfrink
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3/10/2010
Local Pols, Union Members Rally for Good Jobs
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3/9/2010
SEIU Local 32BJ Contract Negotiations
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3/9/2010
Labor Conspires Against Albany
By Elizabeth Benjamin
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3/9/2010
Contract Talks Begin for 30,000 New York City Apartment Building Workers
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3/9/2010
City Doormen, Supers Enter Contract Negotiations
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3/8/2010
Populist Peralta Runs Against Albany
By Elizabeth Benjamin
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3/7/2010
Doormen get ready to rumble
By Daniel Massey
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3/5/2010
SEIU deserves praise, not criticism
By  Anthony McCarthy
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3/4/2010
Episcopal Urban Caucus celebrates 30th anniversary in Chicago
By Pat McCaughan
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3/4/2010
Stop & Shop Union Gives Strike Notice For Today As Talks Go On
By JANICE PODSADA
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3/4/2010
Stirring Support
By Chris Potter
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3/4/2010
N.J.'s unions see rise in ranks
By CAROL LAWRENCE
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3/3/2010
Episcopal Urban Caucus Marks 30th Anniversary
By Jeff Walton
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3/3/2010
RAB readies for building worker talks
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3/3/2010
Endorsements galore for Peralta
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3/3/2010
My Building’s Protocol, Altered in a Flash
By MINDY GREENSTEIN
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3/3/2010
Big Real Estate Switches Keys
By Eliot Brown
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3/2/2010
Episcopal Urban Caucus Criticizes Non-Union Church Contract
By  Jeff Walton
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3/2/2010
Sodexo Workers Call for Government Investigation Into Firings
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3/2/2010
IP: April 30 last day for 106 workers
By Charlie Passut
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3/1/2010
City Council to debate prevailing wage bill
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3/1/2010
Peralta gets endorsement from SEIU chapter
By Marcy L. Velte
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2/28/2010
Paid Sick Days: Interview With Jon Green
By DemFromCT
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2/26/2010
March for Immigration Reform on March 21
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2/26/2010
Sodexo workers speak up open forum, issues addressed
By  Sam Schwarz
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2/26/2010
Doris DePaz on immigration reform
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2/26/2010
Jamie Contreras on Pedro Biaggi en la Mañana
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2/26/2010
Héctor Figueroa on Immigration March
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2/25/2010

Miami Beach to raise living wage
By DAVID SMILEY
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2/25/2010
Back Wages
By Chris Potter
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2/25/2010
Mobilizing for reform
By Ana Cubias
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2/25/2010
100 Thousand will March in Washington
By Santiago TÁvara
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2/24/2010
Pittsburgh passes, New York considers prevailing wage law
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2/24/2010
How Co-op & Condo Boards Can Prepare for a Possible Doorman/Porter Strike
By Frank Lovece
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2/24/2010
Prevailing Winds From Pittsburgh
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2/24/2010
United States: Massive Immigration Protest
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2/24/2010
March for Immigration Reform in the U.S. Announced
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2/24/2010
Monserrate Gets a Hearing, Peralta Gets a Union
By Azi Paybarah
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2/23/2010
Immigrants to March on Washington
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2/23/2010
Jaime Contreras on Immigration Reform
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2/23/2010
Immigration March Announced
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2/23/2010
Empty On Funding, ACORN Shutters Around the Country
By Edward-Isaac Dovere
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2/23/2010
Unionizing single mom claims Sodexo committed retaliation in complaint filed with National Labor Relations Board
By Tony Nauroth
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2/23/2010
SEIU Alleges Sodexo Intimidation Of Union-Supporting Employees
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2/23/2010
Support Sodexo workers
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2/22/2010
Students Appeal for Security Union
By Jesse Leon
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2/22/2010
Union files complaints with NLRB saying local Sodexo workers were intimidated when they tried to unionize
By Tony Rhodin
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2/22/2010
Paterson's Latest Labor Defector
By Elizabeth Benjamin
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2/22/2010
Abandon Ship!
By Elizabeth Benjamin
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2/21/2010
Fox todavía se siente presidente
By RubÉn DueÑas
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2/20/2010
Saldrán miles a las calles de Washington por una reforma migratoria
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2/19/2010
Latino Leaders Press for Expedited Reform Efforts
By  SCOTT McCAFFREY
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2/19/2010
Letter: Respect to our Dining Services
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2/19/2010
Prevailing Wages: Pittsburgh Mandates Prevailing Wage Rates For Some Food, Hotel, Maintenance Workers
By Lorraine McCarthy
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2/18/2010
Unionization
By Joe Caporoso
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2/17/2010
Online ad not for IP mill
By Charlie Passut
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2/17/2010
Health Care Reform Rally Kicks Off March to Washington
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2/17/2010
HTC’s Ward Breaks Bread With Ford
By Elizabeth Benjamin
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2/17/2010
Union’s protesters at Bank of America say guards lost their benefits
By Rick Rothacker
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2/17/2010
Bank of America Security Officers Protest Job Losses and Cuts to Health Care Coverage
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2/16/2010
Fired Bank of America Security Officers Protest
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2/16/2010
Bank Protest
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2/16/2010
Security guards protest at Bank of America
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2/16/2010
Protest Rally
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2/16/2010
No Satisfaction
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2/16/2010
Security officers protest Bank of America
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2/16/2010
Union: Is Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan morally bankrupt?
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2/15/2010
Paterson: I’m Not Anti-Labor
By  Elizabeth Benjamin
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2/15/2010
Union to protest at Bank of America’s Charlotte headquarters
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2/15/2010
Lamont’s stance against paid sick leave may cost him in run
By Scott Whipple
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2/12/2010
Sodexo workers attempt union amongst disagreement
By Amanda Jones
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2/12/2010
SEIU 32BJ said to be in talks for large deal at 620 Avenue of the Americas
By Daniel Geiger
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2/5-11/2010
Immigration, economic growth
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2/11/2010
The Changing Politics of Immigration Reform
By Mike Fishman
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2/11/2010
Building Support
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2/10/2010
Onorato getting union backing
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2/9/2010
Lamont Not Sold On Paid Sick Days For Small Businesses
By Christine Stuart
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2/9/2010
Labor to Neighbor interview with George Richezza
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2/9/2010
Onorato receives union backing
By Alex Roarty
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2/9/2010
Over 200 Domestic Workers And Supporters Travel To Albany To Press Senate
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2/8/2010
Wow, what a bind!
By Father Dean A. Einerson, SSC
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2/8/2010
Onorato gets SEIU backing
By Chris Potter
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2/8/2010
Onorato gets SEIU endorsement
By Timothy McNulty
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2/8/2010
Service unions back Onorato
By Dan Hirschorn
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2/8/2010
Onorato gets SEIU boost in gov race
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2/8/2010
Latino Caucus Created
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2/7/2010
Crew of 9 at Episcopal Church Center abruptly fired; now they need a miracle
By Albor Ruiz
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2/5/2010
Paterson nominates new commissioner for Labor Department
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2/4/2010
Ken Fisher interviews Mike Fishman
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2/4/2010
The Van Capelle Legacy
By NATHAN RILEY
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2/4/2010
Bill would hike workers’ pay
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2/4/2010
Rally to Announce Re-Introduction of Prevailing Wage Legislation
By Melissa Mark-Viverito
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2/4/2010
FPI releases detailed data on immigrants’ contribution to New York metro economy
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2/4/2010
NY labor commish gets nod for federal job
By Daniel Massey
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2/3/2010

Prevailing wage bill unanimously approved
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2/3/2010
Office Cleaners in Wilmington Win First Union Contract
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2/3/2010

Immigrants contribute to the economy more than ever
By Camille Bautista
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2/3/2010

Immigration, economic growth go hand in hand, report says
By Momar G. Visaya
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2/3/2010

Council approves prevailing wage legislation
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2/2/2010

City Council unanimously approved Prevailing Wage bill
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2/2/2010

Revised prevailing wage bill is heading to mayor’s desk
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2/2/2010

Pittsburgh City Council approves prevailing wage legislation
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2/2/2010

City Council unanimously approves Prevailing Wage bill
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2/2/2010

Prevailing wage bill passed unanimously
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2/2/2010

Prevailing wage legislation passed unanimously
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2/2/2010

Prevailing wage bill has been unanimously approved
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2/2/2010

Council expected to pass prevailing wage bill
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2/2/2010
Council’s wrong on immigrant worker verification
By Jaime Contreras
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2/2/2010

Council members join union in support of prevailing wages bill
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2/2/2010

City Council approves prevailing wage legislation
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2/2/2010
New York City Labor Unions Train Workers For a Green Jobs Future
By Hugh Collins
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2/2/2010

City Council set to vote on prevailing wage bill
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2/1/2010

Ravenstahl would review prevailing wage legislation
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2/1/2010

Critics: Prevailing wage law would deter development
By  Adam Brandolph
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1/31/2010

The struggle over wages continues
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1/31/2010

Miami Beach under fire over living wage law
By DAVID SMILEY
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1/30/2010
Working New York Interview with Héctor Figueroa
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1/29/2010

Miami Beach officials "shocked" that city ignored own living wage law
By DAVID SMILEY
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1/28/2010
Labor leader presses Fenty on sick-leave law
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1/28/2010
SRC OKs teacher contract
By DAFNEY TALES
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1/28/2010
Council gives preliminary OK to prevailing wage legislation
By Rich Lord
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1/28/2010
Pittsburgh City Council gives OK to its own prevailing wage bill
By Adam Brandolph
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1/27/2010
City council on round two for prevailing wage
By Rebecca Nuttall
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1/27/2010
Council give preliminary approval to Prevailing Wage Bill
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1/27/2010
Pittsburgh City Council votes again on Prevailing Wage bill
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1/27/2010
Prevailing Wage gets yes vote
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1/27/2010
City Council passes Prevailing Wage bill
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1/27/2010
Prevailing Wage set for final vote
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1/27/2010
Revised Prevailing Wage bill passes City Council
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1/27/2010
Unionizing jobs that can't be contracted
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1/27/2010
Council warned of prevailing wage legal issues
By Rich Lord
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1/26/2010
Reform Immigration for America Rally at St. Thomas Aquinas / Si se puede! = Yes we can!
By Anna C. Dugdale
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1/26/2010
Supporters again turn out for hearing on prevailing wage bill
By Rich Lord
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1/25/2010
Workers share personal stories about prevailing wage
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1/25/2010
Workers rally outside City County building
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1/25/2010
Workers wage a fight with Pittsburgh City Council over prevailing wage
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1/25/2010
Workers speak out in favor of prevailing wage
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1/25/2010
Over 90% support for passage of prevailing wage bill
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1/25/2010
The battle over prevailing wage continues in Pittsburgh City Council
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1/25/2010
Pittsburgh Council unanimously supports prevailing wage
By Adam Brandolph
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1/25/2010
Workers Rally For Prevailing Wage Bill
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1/25/2010
Rally Held As Council Debates Prevailing Wage Plans
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1/25/2010
Workers Continue to Fight for Prevailing Wage
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1/25/2010
Developers, URA and Pittsburgh’s future
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1/25/2010
Workers, developers spar at Pittsburgh prevailing wage hearing
By Rich Lord
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1/24/2010
Patersonr’s Campaign Names Names
By Elizabeth Benjamin
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1/23/2010
Immigrant Impact/Impacto inmigrante
By CATALINA JARAMILLO
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1/23/2010
Gaylord security officers get first union contract
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1/22/2010
Reporte: Inmigrantes ayudan al crecimiento económico de EE.UU.
By Jonathan Inoa
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1/22/2010
A Blueprint for Greening New York City’s Buildings
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1/22/2010
Gaylord security officers get first union contract
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1/21/2010
Gaylord security workers’ wages to increase
By Tierney Plumb
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1/21/2010
Union Due
By Lois Weiss
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1/21/2010
In Kingsbridge: Will Derailing a Bad Project Lead to a Good One?
By Joan Byron
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1/21/2010
Ford’s New York Senate Candidacy Freshly Imperiled by His Ties to Bank of America
By Jackson Baker
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1/21/2010
Ford's Foes Target His Boss
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1/20/2010
Mike Fishman on the State of the City
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1/21/2010
Can Pittsburgh Make a Living Wage?
By Chris Potter
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1/21/2010
Tempers flare during wage debate
By Rich Lord and Karamagi Rujumba
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1/21/2010
Pittsburgh living wage bill put on hold
By Adam Brandolph
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1/21/2010
Improve prevailing wage laws
By Valarie Long
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1/20/2010
The Drumbeat Continues
By Ken Lovett
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1/20/2010
Mayor Bloomberg sets agenda for the city
By Erik Engquist
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1/20/2010
Pittsburgh council debates prevailing, living wage bills
By Rich Lord
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1/20/2010
County prevailing wage bill introduced
By Chris Potter
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1/20/2010
Bill would reintroduce living wage ordinance
By Rich Lord
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1/20/2010

Airport workers ratify contract
By NIALA BOODHOO
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1/19/2010
Pittsburgh considers prevailing wage bill
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1/19/2010
Pittsburgh Councilman Burgess pitches stronger prevailing wage bill
By Adam Brandolph
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1/19/2010

Airport janitors ratify union contract
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1/19/2010

Airport janitors ratify union contract
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1/19/2010
Allegheny County looks to boost wages of service workers
By Tim Puko
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1/19/2010
Prevailing wage bill gains support
By Rich Lord
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1/18/2010
Prevailing Wage Bill Due at County Level
By Chris Potter
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1/18/2010
Calls for Gov. Paterson to step aside are now shouts
By Elizabeth Benjamin
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1/15/2010
Yogi Berra was Right
By Rob Watson
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1/14/2010
We Need Bold Action on Jobs
By Anna Burger
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1/14/2010
Will Harold Ford Stand Up For Union Employees’ Jobs And Health Benefits Over Bank Bonuses?
By Zaid Jilani
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1/14/2010
Ready for First Immigration March of 2010
By Nubia Erives
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1/14/2010
Prevailing Sentiments
By Chris Potter
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1/13/2010
Put your mouth where your money is, Harold
By Adam Bink
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1/13/2010
Immigrants playing a larger role in city's economy
By Daniel Massey
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1/13/2010
Council members reintroduce the city prevailing wage legislation
By Timothy McNulty
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1/13/2010
Why can't we all just get along?
By Chris Potter
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1/12/2010
Pittsburgh Council To Reintroduce Bill Vetoed Just Before Break Mayor Vetoed
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1/12/2010
Lavelle supports prevailing wage
By Chris Potter
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1/12/2010
City, county councils considering prevailing wage legislation
By Adam Brandolph
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1/12/2010
Perkins Gets In Good With Labor
By Elizabeth Benjamin
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1/11/2010
Prevailing wage support still veto-proof, but less so
By Chris Potter
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1/11/2010
US Department of Labor Grants $2.8M for NYC Training
By Elizabeth Madrigal
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1/11/2010
Sizeable grant awarded to expand Green Supers program
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1/9/2010
After his veto, Mayor Ravenstahl proposes own prevailing wage legislation
By Rich Lord
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1/8/2010
Ravenstahl strikes a different tone on prevailing wage bill (UPDATED)
By Chris Potter
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1/8/2010
Pittsburgh mayor to introduce prevailing wage bill
By  Adam Brandolph
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1/8/2010
Ravenstahl introduces prevailing wage bill
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1/8/2010
Federal Grant to Expand Union’s “Green Suppers” Program
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1/8/2010
Labor Dept. Announces $100 Million in Green Jobs Training Grants
By Jason Lefkowitz
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1/8/2010
Feds Taking Steps to Amend Federal Arbitration Act and Overturn Penn Plaza Decision
By Roman Amaguin
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1/7/2010
Compromised Position
By Chris Potter and Charlie Deitch
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1/7/2010
Bronx Battle Line: Development on City's Dime Must Push Up Wages
By Mischa Gaus
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1/7/2010
NYC‘s ‘1,000 Green Supers’ Program Lands $2.8M Federal Grant
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1/6/2010
Financial 411
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1/5/2010
Pittsburgh’s Ravenstahl wants to build bridges for the future
By Rich Lord
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1/3/2010
Taking council the night before presidency vote
By Chris Potter
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1/2/2010
Businesses oppose N.J. plan to extend wage laws
By  Chelsea Conaboy
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1/3/2010
Help 'lunch ladies' earn decent wage
By Kevin Brown
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1/1/2010
City Council President Reintroduces Prevailing Wage Bill
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1/1/2010
City Council Fails To Override Wage Bill
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1/1/2010
Mayor Cravenstahl does it again
By Chris Potter
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1/1/2010
Mayor Bloomberg Joins Building Owners Union Leader to Launch Green Buildings Program
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1/1/2010
IP begins shutdowns
By Charlie Passut
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