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BCTGM 'Extremely Disappointed' by Reports Hostess Brands Buyer Will Not Hire Union Members

Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) issued a statement today, responding to the sale of the iconic Twinkies brand.
In response to Metropoulos & Co. CEO C. Dean...
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Are We Really Living Longer?

Are people really living longer? That depends...how much money do you have?Media pundits and Washington elites love to point to their own lives and say, "Hey, we're living longer, why...
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Richard Trumka Reacts to 2012 BLS Numbers on Union Membership

The union membership rate was 11.3% in 2012, down from 11.8% in 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which released updated figures today. This decrease in...
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Where Did All Our Pensions Go?

A total of 84,350 pension plans have vanished since 1985. This figure shocked Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Donald L. Barlett and James W. Steele, who just released their latest book, "The...