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USA : TAKE ACTION! Tell PSC to Investigate Unsafe Conditions at Con Edison

Source: NYS AFL-CIO

USA : USW disappointed by Gamesa layoffs; urges congress to extend Critical Clean Energy Tax Credits

Source: USW

USA : Building Bridges Radio: Workers Arrested and Suspended in Tropicana Pension Fight; The Heist

Source: WBAI's Building Bridges: Your Community and Labor Report

Container Volumes Grow at West Coast Ports

Container volumes at West Coast ports increased 7 percent in May compared to May 2011, with imports up 8 percent and exports up 5 percent, according to numbers posted on the Pacific Maritime Association Web site.
Year-to-date, the total container volume at West Coast ports increased 3 percent compared to the first five months of 2011. Imports were up 3 percent, and exports increased 2 percent.
More at the Journal of Commerce

U.S. Trade official to speak at EGT grand opening ceremony

EGT is holding a grand opening ceremony on July 9 for community and business leaders. The keynote speaker will be Ambassador Islam Siddiqui, the chief agricultural negotiator for the office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Siddiqui will discuss EGT’s effect on growing U.S. grain exports to Asia, according to the company.
Other speakers scheduled for the grand opening include EGT CEO Larry Clarke, and the CEOs of the company’s three owners: St. Louis-based Bunge Limited, Japan-based Itochu Corp., and South Korean shipper STX Group.
More in the Daily News

USA : Unite Here Local 2 SF Workers Rally & March For Small Hotel Contract

Source: LVP

USA : Chicago cabbies could strike

Source: Alton Daily News

USA : COTA Workers Approve Contract; Buses To Run Thursday

Source: NBC4i

USA : Unions, candidates push Bring Jobs Home Act

Source: Daily Times

USA : Union policy presents a tough campaign issue for Bills

Source: MPR News