Economic Notes

["Charles Brown" <CharlesB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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ECONOMIC NOTES

NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROM THE LABOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

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Aug 2, 2001

Strikes & Lockouts
Philadelphia Police Join Union Boycott of Dunkiní Donuts (Aug. 2, 2001)
The nationwide boycott of Dunkiní Donuts by striking workers at the
companyís Mid-Atlantic Distribution Center has gained the support of
customers that any donut vendor would be loath to lose: the police.

http://laborresearch.org/dis.shtml?donuts2.txt

Trade and the Global Economy
Teamsters Deliver a Blow to Bush's Trade Agenda on Mexican Trucks (Jul.
30, 2001)
President Bush's plans to accelerate enactment of a trade rule that would
allow trucks from Mexico to roam U.S highways hit a 10-ton roadblock last
week: the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

http://laborresearch.org/dis.shtml?nafta_trucks.txt

Public Policy
Bush Placing Roadblocks in Front of Minimum Wage Hike (July 30, 2001)
Supporters of raising the minimum wage are once again urging Congress to
pass legislation giving the nation's lowest paid workers a much needed
boost. But with George W. Bush squatting in the White House, the fast-food
industry, retailers, and other opponents of the minimum wage are hoping
they can put a stop to any new increases.

http://laborresearch.org/dis.shtml?minwage2.txt

Union Trends
Organizing To Be Top Priority for New President of Textile Workers Union
(July 20, 2001)
On July 1, Bruce Raynor took the helm as president of UNITE, the Union of
Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees. With a record as one of
the labor movement's hardest working organizers, Raynor is ready to turn
UNITE into an organizing powerhouse.

http://laborresearch.org/dis.shtml?raynor.txt

Strikes & Lockouts
Behind the Glaze: Workers Fighting Union Busting at Dunkin' Donuts
Distribution Center (July 17, 2001)
Dunkin' Donuts is famous for the sweet-tasting pastries and coffee it
serves to millions of Americans each morning. But as workers in New Jersey
are finding out, when it comes to negotiating a union contract with one of
Dunkin' Donuts' regional distributors, there's no sugar on the table.

http://laborresearch.org/dis.shtml?donuts.txt

Public Policy
Bush's Pick for Nation's Chief Labor Law Enforcer Is Drawing Fire From
Unions (Jul. 13, 2001)
The AFL-CIO and other labor advocates are getting ready for a showdown in
the U.S. Senate over the confirmation of Bush's choice for the nation's
top labor lawyer. Paying tribute to those who put him in office, Bush in
May asked Eugene Scalia--son of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin
Scalia--to fill the post of solicitor for the Department of Labor.

http://laborresearch.org/dis.shtml?scalia.txt

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