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Tembec paper mill workers ratify new contract
Reuters - 18 hours ago... From 1999 to August... Full Bio. WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Workers at the Tembec Inc. (TBC.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) paper mill in Pine Falls ...

Construction worker dies at Selma paper mill
AL.com, AL - Aug 31, 2006SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a construction worker who apparently collapsed at International ...

Woman Works for Safety

After losing leg on job, woman works for safety
The Daily News, Canada - Sep 3, 2006
Seven years ago, she was a 21-year-old university student working at a pulp and paper mill in Miramichi, NB She took the shortcut everyone did; she stepped ...

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Unions--The Folks Who Brought You the Weekend

Labor Day weekend didn’t just happen—it took lots of work over many years.
Click here to find out more about the origins of the eight-hour day as our Labor Day series continues, and don’t forget to take the AFL-CIO Labor Day quiz—it runs through the weekend and ends Labor Day.

Also, link directly to these recent posts:
Eight Hours for What We Will!
Katrina One Year Later: A Rapid Response from Unions
Bush Makes Backdoor Appointment to Wage and Hour Office
Kentucky Air Traffic Controller: Too Much Work, Too Little Sleep
Fed Head: Don’t Worry, Raising Minimum Wage Won’t Raise Inflation, Labor Costs

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