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Union leaders compromise on healthcare tax Updated On: Feb 08, 2010 (09:04:00) Washington (PAI) - After almost a week of pressure from the Obama White House and intense closed-door negotiations, union leaders have decided to drop organized labor's opposition to taxing health insurance Read More...

American Eagle/Anheuser Busch Employees Credit Union goes non-union Updated On: Feb 08, 2010 (07:59:00) Normal.dotm 0 0 1 368 2098 labortribune 17 4 2576 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table Read More...

Court rules Wal-Mart mishandled employees' 401(k) pension plan Posted On: Feb 08, 2010 (07:53:00) Normal.dotm 0 0 1 740 4223 labortribune 35 8 5186 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table Read More...

St. Louis aldermen to vote on 'responsible contractors' bill covering all city projects Updated On: Feb 05, 2010 (08:17:00) Normal.dotm 0 0 1 393 2242 labortribune 18 4 2753 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table Read More...

Jobs With Justice training union members to help stop anti-union ballot petitions Updated On: Feb 05, 2010 (07:53:00) Normal.dotm 0 0 1 241 1378 labortribune 11 2 1692 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table Read More...

Growing number of House Democrats oppose healthcare tax on union members Posted On: Feb 04, 2010 (13:29:00) Washington (PAI) - More than 190 House Democrats have signed a letter opposing a proposed tax on union healthcare plans. One of them, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), who authored the letter, told PAI such a tax could cost Democrats several seats in the House in next fall's elections Read More...

A whopping ten grand! Posted On: Jan 21, 2010 (08:38:44) St. Louis — More than $10,000 was collected in contributions for the “$5 for the Fight” fund last month at the Greater St. Louis Labor Council’s annual Christmas party. All funds contributed to “$5 for the Fight” are used to help union families in need Read More...

Unions to push adoption of House version of healthcare reform Posted On: Jan 21, 2010 (08:30:57) Organized laborlukewarm about Senate measure Washington (PAI) — Union leaders were lukewarm — at best — to the Senate’s version of healthcare reform, which lawmakers passed on Christmas Eve. At least one union — the 150,000-member National Nurses United — blasted it as a giveaway to the insurance companies Read More...