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Meister: Want Better Health? Join A Union, Says Mom
Znet Article, June, 23 2012
Dick Meister
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A Duke Uniersity study showed that many more unionized workers who consider themselves healthy than there are non-union workers who say they're healthy
Meister: Dolores Huerta Merits Our Highest Honor
Znet Article, June, 16 2012
Dick Meister
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Dolores Huerta, now a vibrant 80 years old, has had a remarkable career spanning more than a half-century
Meister: Walker Won In Wisconsin, But So Did Labor
Znet Article, June, 09 2012
Dick Meister
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Although not victorious, labor waged an extraordinary campaign that laid the groundwork for future campaigns
Meister: Two Big Tests For Labor
Znet Article, June, 02 2012
Dick Meister
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Labor needs victories in Arizona and Wisconsin to help protect unions, their members and many others from attempts to weaken their rights
Meister: Make It A Truly Happy Graduation Day
Znet Article, May, 26 2012
Dick Meister
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A new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) shows that recent graduates are generally having problems with the job market
Meister: Needed: Another Presidential Step Against Anti-Gay Bias
Znet Article, May, 19 2012
Dick Meister
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President Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage should be only the first of his key acts in behalf of gay Americans
Meister: Union Rights Are Civil Rights
Znet Article, May, 13 2012
Dick Meister
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Some employers have now taken the outrageous step of trying to keep employees from even knowing of their legal right to unionization
Meister: Only We Can Save The Children
Znet Article, April, 29 2012
Dick Meister
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You can be sure that if we don't act, no one else will. Only we can save the children
Meister: Fair Trade? Not With Colombia
Znet Article, April, 21 2012
Dick Meister
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Two-dozen Colombian labor leaders and organizers were killed during the past year
Meister: The Obvious Solution to Our Social Security Problem
Znet Article, April, 15 2012
Dick Meister
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Guaranteeing America's working people a decent retirement has become increasingly difficult
Meister: The Temples of Baseball
Znet Article, April, 06 2012
Dick Meister
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To most people, baseball is merely a game. But to some others, it's virtually a religion, a game played in temples
Meister: Cesar Chavez: A True American Hero
Znet Article, March, 30 2012
Dick Meister
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Cesar Chavez Day should remind us of the continuing need to take forceful legal steps and other action in behalf of farm workers
Meister: It's Not True, What They Say About Pensions
Znet Article, March, 24 2012
Dick Meister
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Despite what you may have heard, government pension funds are not going broke
Meister: Labor's David Vs. GOP's Goliath
Znet Article, March, 17 2012
Dick Meister
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Unions will be campaigning at least as hard to defeat the many anti-union Republicans who are running at the local, state and national level and threatening the very existence of unions
Meister: Apple's Unethical Innovation
Znet Article, March, 03 2012
Dick Meister
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Apple's choice has been to move its manufacturing to overseas facilities where it can indeed get work done "faster and cheaper"
Meister: The IWW Legacy
Znet Article, February, 25 2012
Dick Meister
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The Occupy Wall Street Movement and the other anti-capitalist forces of today could find no greater inspiration than the Industrial Workers of the World
Meister: The Farm Workers' Filipino American Champion
Znet Article, February, 19 2012
Dick Meister
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Larry Itliong got involved in the farm workers' struggle very early in life, not long after he arrived as a 15-year-old immigrant from the Philippine Islands
Meister: The Plight of the Pregnant Worker
Commentary, February, 12 2012
Dick Meister
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Since pregnancy itself is not considered a disability, employers are not required to accommodate most pregnant workers in any way
Meister: Sit Down, Punk!
Znet Article, February, 03 2012
Dick Meister
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In 1969, at the AFL-CIO's national convention in Atlantic City, Carter, a 28-year-old delegate, dared stand up to oppose a resolution unconditionally supporting the Vietnam War
Meister: So, What About The State Of The Unions, Mr. President?
Znet Article, January, 28 2012
Dick Meister
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The president's failure to mention one of the country's most important economic and political institutions was unfortunate
