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2010 |
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08/03
>08/03/10 *Members at Mott's Plant
Go On Strike* |
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08/03
>08/03/10 *Notify Your Union of
Major Life Changes* |
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07/21
>07/21/10 *Judge Throws Out Union
Vote at Fresh & Easy Supplier* |
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05/17
>05/17/10 *Food Workers Union
Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Arizona's
Anti-Immigrant Law* |
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05/12
>05/12/10 *Wal-Mart Stores to Pay
Up to $86M to Settle Lawsuit* |
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04/26
>04/26/10 *Wal-Mart to Face
Massive Class Action Suit* |
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04/26
>04/26/10 *UFCW Members To Feed
Homeless* |
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04/08
>04/08/10 *Hirz Named Smart &
Final President* |
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> KAISER MEMBERS
- Don't forget to fill
out and return your Local Bargaining Survey by MAY 7,
2010. |
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03/31
>03/31/10 *President Obama
Appoints 2 Widely-Respected Members to NLRB* |
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03/26
>03/26/10
*Shaw's Strikers Expand Picket Lines Around State* |
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03/09
>03/09/10 *Fresh & Easy To Appeal
NLRB Ruling* |
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03/08
>03/08/10 *Shaw's Supermarket
Workers Go On Strike* |
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03/07
>03/07/10 *Union
Votes To Accept Stop & Shop Contract Proposal* |
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03/04
>03/04/10 *Union Leaders Issue
Strike Notice for Stop & Shop* |
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02/24
>02/24/10 *Colorado Safeway
Workers Ratify a New Contract* |
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02/21
>02/21/10 *Stop & Shop Union
Workers Vote to Authorize a Possible Strike* |
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02/05
>2/5/10 *Solis backs Employee Free
Choice, Strong Enforcement of Wage, Safety Laws* |
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02/04
>2/4/10 *Safeway and King Soopers
Workers Vote on "Win-Win Situation"* |
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02/04
>2/4/10 *Stop & Shop, Union
Workers Posturing as Contract Expires* |
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01/29
>1/29/10 *Single-Payer, Universal
Health Care Bill Clears California Senate* |
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01/28
>1/28/10 *Albertsons Union Workers
have Tentative Labor Deal* |
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01/21
>1/21/10 *Fresh & Easy - "The
Power of Convenience"* |
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01/13
>1/13/10 *Wal-Mart to close 10
Sam’s Club stores* |
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2009 |
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12/31
>12/31/09 *HAPPY NEW
YEAR! On behalf of Mickey
Kasparian, Rosalyn Hackworth, the Officers and Staff of
Local 135 we wish you a safe and prosperous New Year! |
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12/31
>12/31/09 *Chesapeake
Fish Members Ratify Their Contract*
Congratulations to Chesapeake Fish
Members who recently ratified a four year agreement. |
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12/31
>12/31/09 *DC Grocers Prepare for
Bag Tax* |
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12/30
>12/30/09 *Whole Foods CEO to Give
Up Title of Chairman* |
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11/30
>11/30/09 *UFCW International
President Hansen's Letter to Senate Majority Leader
Reid* |
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11/21
>11/21/09 *Acme Workers Won't
Strike..Talks impacting 3 Cumberland County Acmes
Continue* |
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11/18
>11/18/09 *Grocery Workers Ponder
'final offers' from Safeway, King Soopers* |
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11/14
>11/14/09 *Colorado: Grocery
Stores Offer New Pact for Workers: Union Votes Next
Week* |
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11/13
>11/13/09 *Union and Grocery
Companies Reach Agreement, Strike Averted* |
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11/12
>11/12/09 *Arizona Grocery Store
Workers Poised to Strike* |
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10/30
>10/30/09 *3 Former Ralphs
Executives Sue Grocery Chain and its Parent* |
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10/23
>10/23/09 *King Soopers Warns of
Lockout* |
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10/14
>10/14/09 *Denver Grocery Talks
Set To Resume Oct. 20* |
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10/8
>10/08/09 *Wal-Mart video;
Continuing to destroy the lives of working people* |
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10/7
>10/07/09 *How Imminent is a
Grocery Workers Strike After Latest Contract Rejection?* |
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10/7
>10/07/09 *Fresh & Easy Expected
to Lose $259 million in Fiscal Year* |
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10/6
>10/06/09 *Colorado Grocery
Workers Reject Offer* |
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10/5
>10/05/09 *Tesco Plans Cash
Injection Into US Arm* |
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09/24
>09/24/09 *Local 135 Welcomes
Classic Party Rentals Members* |
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09/24
>09/24/09 *Arizona Supermarket
Workers Reject Company Proposals, Grant Local 99
Authority to Call a Strike* |
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09/18
>09/18/09 *Acme Workers Union Wins
Contract* |
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09/16
>09/16/09 *President
Obama's Speech at the 2009 AFL-CIO Convention -
Part One
and
Part Two
and
Part Three
and
Part Four |
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09/16
>09/16/09 *Colorado Workers to
Begin Contract Voting* |
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09/15
>09/15/09 *How Can Labor Get
Stronger in the Recession?* |
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09/14
>09/14/09 *See New
Link to the Kaiser Labor Management Partnership web site
below* |
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09/14
>09/14/09 *Acrimony Left on the
Shelf for Colorado Grocers' Union* |
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09/10
>09/10/09 *Union Membership in
California Increases Despite Recession* |
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09/08
>09/08/09 *350 Safeway Workers
Locked Out* |
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08/21
>08/21/09 *Hot Seat: Bob Filner on
Health Care Reform* |
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08/10
>08/10/09 *Tyson and BPI Workers
Vote In Favor of the UFCW New Contract* |
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07/17
>07/17/09 *New Study: Union
Workers have Better Family-Friendly Benefits Than Their
Non-union Counterparts* |
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07/17
>07/17/09 *Obama 'Going to Bat'
for Unions in Trade Accords* |
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07/16
>07/16/09 *Safeway, King Soopers
contracts extended* |
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07/16
>07/16/09 *Union workers approve
Acme contract* |
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07/15
>07/15/09 *Fresh & Easy suppliers'
workers expected to cast union vote* |
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07/13
>07/13/09 *Safeway, Union resume
Colorado contract talks Tuesday* |
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06/24
>06/24/09 *Acme and its union are
nearing a showdown* |
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06/19
>06/19/09 *Acme workers to vote on
contract next week* |
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06/08
>06/08/09 *What's good for grocery
clerks is good for America* |
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05/11
>05/11/09*Safeway, Colorado
Workers Agree to Continue Labor Talks* |
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05/06
>05/06/09 Former CEO of Wal-Mart,
Now Albertsons' CEO |
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04/29
>4/29/09
Indemnity PPO
Medical Plan Participants - the HRQ filing has been
extended until June
1, 2009 http://www.2009HRQ.com |
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04/14
>04/14/09 180-plus Wal-Mart
Workers Gain UFCW Canada Union Contract in Quebec |
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03/20
>3/20/09 Obama Administration
Backs Workers' Suit Against Wal-Mart |
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03/17
>3/17/09 ATTENTION Indemnity PPO
Medical Plan Participants - Fill out the HRQ
by May 1, 2009
http://www.2009HRQ.com |
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03/17
>3/17/09 Cesar Chavez March on
March 31st |
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03/17
>3/17/09 Amber Dubois Missing |
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02/22
>2/22/09 Tesco admits: We got it
wrong in US |
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02/20
>2/20/09 Wal-Mart settles trucker
discrimination lawsuit |
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01/30
>1/30/09 - Restoring Middle Class
Essential to Economic Growth, statement by Joe Hansen,
UFCW International President |
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01/30
>1/30/09 - Obama Touts Middle
Class Task Force Led by Biden |
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01/26
>1/26/09 - *The Union Way Up* -
America, and its faltering economy, need unions to
restore prosperity to the middle class. |
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01/22
>1/22/09 - CANADA SUPREME COURT
HEARS WAL-MART CASE |
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01/20
>1/20/09 UFCW Hosts Obama
Inaugural Breakfast |
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2008 |
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12/11
>12/11/08 WORKERS AT THE WORLD’S
LARGEST MEATPACKING PLANT CHOOSE UNION
REPRESENTATION |
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12/9
>12/9/08 WEYBURN WAL-MART WORKERS
UNIONIZE |
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11/20
>11/20/08
SMITHFIELD WORKERS TO VOTE ON UNION |
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11/20
>11/20/08
HYRUM JBS/SWIFT WORKERS STAND UP FOR VOICE ON THE JOB |
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11/20
>11/20/08 HOLIDAY CANNED FOOD
DRIVE |
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11/03
>11/3/08 More Retailers to
Unionize Under Obama: Organizer |
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10/28
>10/28/08 Smithfield and UFCW
Settle |
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10/28
>10/28/08 Grocery Officials Plead
Not Guilty in Labor Case |
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10/23
>UFCW
2008 Election Endorsements |
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10/15
>10-15-08 Official Presidential Debate
Viewing at UFCW Local 135 Hall |
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09/25
> 9-25-08 Southern California
KAISER
Pharmacy & Clinical Laboratory Scientists
Overwhelmingly
Ratify 2008 Wage & Retiree
Medical Re-opener |
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09/19
>9-19-08 *EIGHT RALPHS OFFICIALS
INDICTED IN FRAUD THAT EXTENDED 2003-2004 LABOR DISPUTE |
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08/15
>8-15-08 Quebec Wal-Mart gets
union deal. |
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08/15
>8-15-08 Unions Seek Probe of
Wal-Mart Over Election Law |
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08/13
>8-13-08 FRESH & EASY COMMUNITY
RALLY - Help Us Stop Tesco's Fresh & Easy! |
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08/01
>8-1-08
Wal-Mart Warns of Democratic Win |
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07/18
>Rite Aid contract was
ratified by an overwhelming majority. |
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07/18
>National Beef
contract was ratified by an overwhelming majority. |
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07/10
>CONGRATULATIONS to
the Teamsters on getting their 1st contract at the
Oceanside Coca-Cola facility. |
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07/07
>7 Southern California
Local Unions & Rite Aid reach a tentative agreement.
(Contract Vote details) |
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07/07
>Tentative Agreement
with National Beef
(Voting details) |
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07/03
>Support the Teamsters...
Boycott Coca Cola
Products Starting
4th of July Weekend |
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06/25
>Barack Obama Urges Sir Terry
Leahy to Talk to US Unions |
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06/25
>The Two Faces of Tesco |
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06/25
>Rite Aid Negotiations Update -
6/25/08 |
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06/20
>Rite Aid Negotiations Update
6/20/08 |
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06/16
>Tesco to Ease Fresh & Easy
Concerns with new opening June 16, 2008 |
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6/10
>CVS was ratified by
all seven (7) Southern California UFCW Locals. The
effective date of the contract is July 13, 2008.
Please refer to the CVS handout for information
regarding the changes to the contract and effective date
for benefit improvements. |
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6/5
>US Trade Union Calls on Obama to
Back Anti-Tesco Campaign |
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5/30
> 7 Southern
California local unions reach a tentative agreement with
CVS Drug
Click here for VOTING details |
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5/18
>Unions boost wages most for
lowest-paid workers |
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5/2
>Beginning Tuesday,
May 6th, North County Satellite office will be open
three days a week (Tuesday, Thursday & Friday) from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12p-1p for lunch). |
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4/30
>Why Wal-Mart Does Not Strengthen
Our Economy |
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4/29
>Emergency CVS & RITE AID Negotiations Update and Strategy
Meeting |
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4/25
>Obama Attends UFCW Conference |
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4/17
>Kroger workers in Louisville
ratify contract |
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4/22
>April 22, 2008
Membership Meeting location has been changed to Local
135's San Marcos office, 323 A South Rancho Santa Fe Rd. |
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4/2
>Giant
Foods workers vote not to strike |
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4/1
>Vancouver Grocery Workers to hold
strike vote |
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4/1
>Safeway Employees Approve Labor
Contract |
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3/30
>Tesco puts brakes on U.S. rollout |
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3/18
>Lucky contract was
ratified |
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3/18
>Lucky Contract Vote |
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3/13
>Tesco
makes first change to Fresh & Easy team |
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3/11
>Rite Aid Rally |
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3/5
>Burd projects big gains in
Safeway profits |
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2/29
>Rite Aid Member Letter |
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2/27
>Rite Aid Radio Spot |
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2/26
>Political Workshop Event |
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2/26
>Union Tribune Rally |
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2/14
>UFCW ENDORSES BARACK OBAMA |
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Feb.
>Membership and Density Up in 2007 |
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1/30
>Grocery wars begin: U.K.'s Fresh
& Easy announces 18 new Bay Area locations |
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1/28
>Labor Council Rally |
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1/27
>Wal-Mart Distribution Center
Construction Faces Delays |
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1/25
>Union Membership Increases in
2007 |
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1/25
>Tesco's Fresh & Easy Stores |
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1/25
>Tesco fined for selling
out-of-date food |
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1/4
>Lucky Negotiations Update |
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1/1
>Vons Vacation Pay Policy |
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