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USA : 2nd Ave Subway Worker is Freed After Hours in Mud

Source: NYTimes

USA : Chained CPI: A direct attack on middle class and working class people

Source: AJ

USA : AFGE Campaign against sequestration in Chicago has reason but poor rhymes

Source: Wall Street Journal

Four Columbia River ports to purchase Howard Island for $1.32 million

Four lower Columbia River ports have tentatively agreed to buy Howard Island for $1.32 million, ending a dozen years of negotiations with the owner and avoiding a costly court battle.
Port of Longview commissioners on Tuesday approved their share of the deal, which is about $187,000. Port of Vancouver commissioners also approved the deal Tuesday, and Port of Kalama commissioners are scheduled to vote Wednesday. The Port of Portland has already paid a share.
The corps identified Howard Island as a possible dredge spoils spot in the early 2000s. Last summer, port commissioners voted to force Davis to sell through eminent domain.
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ILWU Marches ‘Fair’ Contract to United Grain

ILWU International President Robert McEllrath delivers TEMCO agreement to Mitsui-United Grain, March 8, 2012. McEllrath was accompanied by approximately 400 ILWU members and supporters. Photo by Dawn Des Brisay, ILWU Local 40 member.International Longshore and Warehouse Union grain workers recently delivered what they consider to be a “fair” contract to the offices of United Grain Corp. with the hope of ending an employer lockout that has been underway at the Vancouver, Wash., grain export terminal since Feb. 27.
“We believe it is time for the parties to return to the bargaining table and take the final steps to reach a collective bargaining agreement,” Leal Sundet, ILWU coast committeeman, stated in a letter to employers.
Bob McEllrath, ILWU international president, led a march Monday [March 8] by union members to the United Grain offices and presented a copy of the contract that the ILWU had recently negotiated with TEMCO.
The TEMCO contract “signifies the union’s commitment to reaching a deal that maintains American industry standards and working conditions while addressing the concerns that the elevator operators bring to the table,” Sundet stated in his...

American Samoa : Public sector faces 10 per cent cut because of US Congress

Source: RNZI

USA : CSB pushes for a more effective discussion on fatigue management

Source: SafetyAtWorkBlog

USA : Fired Warehouse Workers Want Action From Walmart

Source: In These Times

USA : The Future of the American Labor Movement (Part 1)

Source: Stewart Acuff

USA : Union Health Plans Will Suffer under Obamacare

Source: Labor Notes