[Educationforall] spam con huevos labor news, views and concerns, 2.13.12-II

[Carlos Pelayo]

State employee unions aren't counting on generous contracts from Democrat Jerry Brown  6 Companies That Valiantly Stand Up for Gay Rights (Now If They Only Had Good Labor Practices Too)  "It's No Longer a Secure Place to Work": Working People Speak Out on Attacks on Public Employees  Thousands Protest in the Streets in Athens as Greece Rams Through Austerity Package  Caterpillar Closes Canadian Plant to Take Advantage of Cheaper Workers--in the U.S.  @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
State employee unions aren't counting on generous contracts from Democrat Jerry Brown

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6 Companies That Valiantly Stand Up for Gay Rights (Now If They Only Had Good Labor Practices Too)These companies figured out that support for marriage equality is good for business. When will labor rights be good for business?READ MORELauren Kelley / AlterNet
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-"It's No Longer a Secure Place to Work": Working People Speak Out on Attacks on Public EmployeesCalifornia's state deficit led to furloughs for already-crunched workers--two of them share their stories of how anti-worker propaganda causes real problems.READ MOREBy Melissa Chadburn / AlterNet
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-Thousands Protest in the Streets in Athens as Greece Rams Through Austerity PackageUnder a sea of banners denouncing further wage, pension and job cuts, tens of thousands of protesters chanted against "the occupation" of the country by foreign lenders. READ MOREBy Ian Traynor, Helena Smith / The Guardian
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-Caterpillar Closes Canadian Plant to Take Advantage of Cheaper Workers--in the U.S.Caterpillar is moving to newly "Right-To-Work" Indiana, offering rock-bottom wages and searching for anti-union managers. Is the US the new source for cheap labor? READ MOREBy Herman Rosenfeld / Labor Notes
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