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Znet Article Meister: Too Damn Old!

Znet Article, December, 19 2009 Dick Meister
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Ageism can strike anyone once they reach a certain age -- sometimes as early as 40 -- and it can make the victim feel unwanted, unneeded and oppressed by all in this work and youth oriented society.

Znet Article Meister: “We Need Jobs! Now!”

Znet Article, November, 30 2009 Dick Meister
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Of all the ideas out there on how to pull us out of the economic mess we’re in, none makes more sense than the program laid out by the AFL-CIO and a coalition of civil rights groups and other organizations.

Znet Article Meister: Labor Hampered By Vetoes Of Silence

Znet Article, November, 07 2009 Dick Meister
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Nothing is more basic to our democratic society than the principle of majority rule. But what if the eligible voters who fail to cast ballots were automatically recorded as voting "no"?

Znet Article Meister: The Endless Censoring of Labor

Znet Article, October, 15 2009 Dick Meister
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Did you know about the Bush administration's rotten treatment of the air traffic controllers whose work is essential to air safety? That controllers were forced to work long, fatiguing shifts with little time to rest? That many quit because of th...

Znet Article Meister: Young Workers & Our Future

Znet Article, October, 12 2009 Dick Meister
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These are exceptionally painful economic times for the young Americans who will shape our future. Recent academic and labor studies show, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka notes, that "young workers across the board are struggling to keep their ...

Znet Article Meister: Justice At Last For Air Traffic Controllers

Znet Article, October, 03 2009 Dick Meister
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The long struggle of the nation¹s air traffic controllers for decent treatment appears to be finally over the struggle that began in 1981, when President Reagan fired 11,000 controllers for striking and which resumed full force during George Bus...

Znet Article Meister: Here Come The Women!

Znet Article, September, 28 2009 Dick Meister
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Good news for women: Despite the recession - or because of it - women workers will very soon outnumber male workers for the first time in U.S. history.

Znet Article Meister: Obama, Labor And FDR

Znet Article, September, 19 2009 Dick Meister
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It’s clear that Barack Obama is well on the way to becoming the most pro-labor president since Franklin D. Roosevelt - clear that he’s firmly committed to strengthening the vital union rights that FDR secured for U.S. workers seven decades ago.

Znet Article Meister: Labor Day: Safety first

Znet Article, August, 29 2009 Dick Meister
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Unions are marking Labor Day this year with high hopes that the labor-friendly Obama administration will take decisive action to finally ease the severe on-the-job hazards facing U.S. workers.

Znet Article Meister: Labor: The Key To Decent Health Care?

Znet Article, August, 22 2009 Dick Meister
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Organized labor, a major force in the election of President Obama and other key Democrats, is throwing its great political strength into the drive for a reformed health care system that would include the option of a public insurance plan.

Znet Article Meister: The Just Rights Of Workers

Znet Article, June, 30 2009 Dick Meister
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Those seeking to guarantee workers the unfettered right to unionize have a compelling new example of how it can be done: An agreement reached this month [june] by representatives of organized labor and the Catholic health care system.

Znet Article Meister: Jack Henning's Lifelong Crusade

Znet Article, June, 26 2009 Dick Meister
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California lost a remarkable public figure with the death of Jack Henning on June 4 at age 93. Henning, properly John Francis Henning, was not well known outside his base in California, but he was one of the most effective labor leaders in U.S. hi...

Znet Article Meister: Jack Henning's Lifelong Crusade

Znet Article, June, 07 2009 Dick Meister
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California lost a remarkable public figure with the death of John F. Henning on June 4 at age 93. Labor leader, government official, ambassador. Jack Henning had been all of those - and more - during a career that spanned many decades.

Znet Article Meister: Labor's Special Friend

Znet Article, May, 10 2009 Dick Meister
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Barack Obama the presidential candidate declared that the nation needed "a president who doesn't choke on the word 'union.'" But now that Obama has assumed the presidency - and good riddance to his virulently anti-union predecessor -- is he delive...

Znet Article Meister: Hard Times For African-American Workers

Znet Article, April, 20 2009 Dick Meister
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Although many Americans have been hit hard by the continuing - and alarming - growth of unemployment, none have come close to being hit as devastatingly hard as the country's African-American workers.

Znet Article Meister: Join A Union - Get Fired

Znet Article, March, 08 2009 Dick Meister
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Yes, the National Labor Relations Act says workers have the right to organize and join unions. Yet a new study shows that growing numbers of them risk being fired for attempting to unionize.

Znet Article Meister: An Rx For Nurses - And Us, Too

Znet Article, February, 23 2009 Dick Meister
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Those who are seeking reform of the woefully inadequate health care system have a new and powerful ally that aims to put the bulk of the country's registered nurses behind a drive to guarantee decent health care to all Americans.

Znet Article Meister: Jobs May Decline, Unions Won't

Znet Article, February, 17 2009 Dick Meister
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After nearly a half-century of steady decline, American unions are showing unmistakable signs that they're finally reversing direction.

Znet Article Meister: Bolsheviks In Seattle?

Znet Article, February, 02 2009 Dick Meister
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It's the 90th anniversary this month of the general strike that brought the city of Seattle to a virtual standstill...

Znet Article Meister: Less God-Talk, Please

Znet Article, January, 26 2009 Dick Meister
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The polls say the odds against me are about nine to one, that being the ratio between believers and non-believers in this supposedly secular republic. But I'm going to ask you to do it anyway...

Znet Article Meister: Labor Says Goodbye To Bush - And Good Riddance!

Znet Article, January, 19 2009 Dick Meister
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With the departure of George Bush from the White House, working people and their unions have finally ended one of their toughest fights ever - an eight-year-long struggle with the most virulently anti-labor presidents in American history.

Znet Article Meister: Help At Last For Air Traffic Controllers

Znet Article, January, 06 2009 Dick Meister
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Few government employees have more important responsibilities than the federal air traffic controllers whose primary job is to protect the safety of the ever-growing number of air travelers. Yet few federal employees are more badly treated by thei...

Znet Article Meister: "Smart, Gutsy, Passionately Committed"

Znet Article, December, 25 2008 Dick Meister
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Rarely has a nominee for any cabinet post drawn such widespread praise as President-elect Obama's choice for secretary of labor - and for good reason: Hilda Solis has the potential of returning the Labor Department to its mission of defending and ...

Znet Article Meister: Unions: A Surprise American Favorite

Znet Article, December, 19 2008 Dick Meister
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You certainly wouldn't think that most Americans approve of unions. After all, only about 12 percent of those who work for a living are union members.

Znet Article Meister: Eighty-Hour Workweeks! Thirty-Hour Workdays!

Znet Article, December, 13 2008 Dick Meister
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It's way past time for Congress to come to the aid of the medical residents who are among our most important providers of hospital care. The young doctors-in-training are being forced to work 80 hours a week, often as long as 30 hours in a single ...

Znet Article Meister: Women Bringing New Strength To Unions

Znet Article, December, 06 2008 Dick Meister
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Women are well on the way to overtaking men in the ranks of organized labor -- and for good reason. As a new study shows, women who've joined unions have significantly better pay and benefits than working women who have not joined.

Znet Article Meister: Barry Bonds' Grand Adventure

Znet Article, November, 29 2008 Dick Meister
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Barry's uniformed head to foot in camouflage gear and armed with one of Christensen Arms' very best products - "a tremendous rifle ...a no-kick baby, a beautiful gun...If you ever get a chance to get one, get one."

Znet Article Meister: 'Homosexuals Need Not Apply' By Dick Meister

Znet Article, November, 22 2008 Dick Meister
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Much favorable media attention is being paid the movie,"Milk," that depicts the extraordinary life and tragic death of gay rights hero Harvey Milk. But don't forget that not long ago, media coverage of gay Americans and the blatant discrimination ...

Znet Article Meister: Will The Young Rescue Unions?

Znet Article, November, 15 2008 Dick Meister
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There's good news for unions attempting to attract the young members that they must attract if they are to grow. It comes in recent studies showing clearly that younger workers do better as union members and that increasing numbers of the workers ...

Znet Article Meister: Labor's High Hopes

Znet Article, November, 07 2008 Dick Meister
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Organized labor is rightly claiming a major role in the Nov. 4 victories of President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats - and is rightly expecting much in return.

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