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Marcia Snell and the High Cost of Sodexo’s Low Wages
Dear Sodexo,
This is what happens when you chronically underpay your workers and fail to provide affordable health care coverage:
Meet Marcia Snell. She’s hardworking and committed. She’s worked for Sodexo for over 10 years at Ohio State Un…
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July 23rd, 2010 under
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House Approves Public Safety Collective Bargaining Bill
An amendment granting collective bargaining rights to all public safety workers was included in the War Supplemental Appropriations Act, H.R. 4899, passed by the U.S. House. It now moves to the Senate.
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July 22nd, 2010 under
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McEntee Urges President Obama, Congress to “Heed Lessons” in New Quinnipiac Poll
Poll finds Americans support jobs over reducing the deficit by a 2-1 margin
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July 22nd, 2010 under
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Washington Post Reviews A Sodexo Cafeteria’s Food, Serves Them A “D”
As Sodexo’s corporate offices attempt to build public relations about their commitment to serving nutritious foods by heavily promoting the issue of healthy eating in the past month, The Washington Post has released a timely, scathing critique…
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July 21st, 2010 under
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Sodexo To Pay $20 Million For Illegally Overcharging NY Schools
Today, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced a $20 million settlement with Sodexo for overcharging 21 New York schools districts, the State University of New York (SUNY) system, and state facilities that include a center that provid…
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July 21st, 2010 under
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Tags: afl-cio, afscme, american federation of teachers, book, Carpenters, Convention 2009, cremation services, CWA, department of Labor, EFCA, elections, employee free choice act, health care, Health Care Reform, healthcare, Home to over 15 million union members, House, industry, Information on Unions, insurance, jobs, labor, labor unions, labor unions,union members,member benefits,cremation services, machinists, manufacturing, member benefits, mexico, mike maddy, obama, paul, Problems & Solutions, Richard Trumka, text messaging, thieves, todd, unemployment, union, union blogs, Union Questions, unions, United Steelworkers, USW, wells fargo reverse mortgages
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Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Senate Passage of Aid for the Unemployed
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July 21st, 2010 under
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Pres. McEntee Talks Jobs, Midterms with Bill Press
No punches were pulled during a segment on the Bill Press Show on Wednesday.
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July 21st, 2010 under
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Reset the conversation on immmigration
I don’t have to tell you how difficult it is to have a reasonable conversation about fixing our broken immigration system. Americans are deeply divided on the issue and distracted by heated rhetoric and sensationalistic debate.
Arizona’s cont…
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July 20th, 2010 under
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Ask a Working Woman
If you’re a working woman, the AFL-CIO and Working America want to hear from you.
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July 20th, 2010 under
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CA state employees mobilize as Gov. Schwarzenegger tries to force them to work for minimum wage
California Senate President Pro tem Darrell Steinberg answered questions from some of the nearly 500 SEIU Local 1000 members who mobilized in Sacramento earlier this month, to urge the Senate to come back into session and pass legislation to e…
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July 20th, 2010 under
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