AFL-CIO Update

Today, we’re covering additional minimum wage victories as more and more people recognize that America Needs a Raise.
Colorado Initiative a Go; State Legislators Support Federal Minimum Wage Hike

Finish the Job: AFL-CIO Calls on Pfizer to Send Hank McKinnell Packing

Manager Convicted of Homicide, Sentenced to Teach Safety Classes. Really!

Northwest Airlines to Laid-Off Workers: Eat Trash

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News Items

Smart Papers acquired Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - 2 hours ago... 6 for Smart, which sought bankruptcy court protection in March blaming rising costs and the ill-timed acquisition of a Wisconsin paper mill. ...

US Companies Go Abroad For Healthcare CBS News, New York - 6 hours agoCarl Garrett, a paper-mill technician in Leicester, NC, is scheduled to travel Sept. 2 to New Delhi, where he will undergo two operations. ...

Industrial-Scale Test at Pulp & Paper Mill Demonstrates ... Business Wire (press release), CA - Aug 15, 2006... announced today the success of an industrial scale test burn of the Company's BioOil as a replacement for natural gas in the lime kiln of a pulp and paper mill ...

SAFETY!!

Keep a safe distance behind those log trucks or else.