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<title>USA : Shift workers at increased irritable bowel syndrome risk</title>
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<description>Source: ANI</description>
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<pubDate>20 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Bay State labor leaders ask Lynch to reconsider vote</title>
<link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/03/20/bay_state_labor_leaders_ask_lynch_to_reconsider_vote/</link>
<description>Source: Boston Globe</description>
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<pubDate>20 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Hyatt sells Hub property to trust</title>
<link>http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/03/20/hyatt_sells_hub_property_to_trust/</link>
<description>Source: Boston Globe</description>
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<pubDate>20 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UK : Teamsters and TWU Stand in Solidarity With British Airways Cabin Crews</title>
<link>http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1839086/teamsters_and_twu_stand_in_solidarity_with_british_airways_cabin/</link>
<description>Source: Red Orbit</description>
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<pubDate>20 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Shaw’s Supermarket workers still on strike</title>
<link>http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/03/20/shaws_supermarket_workers_still_on_strike/</link>
<description>Source: Boston Globe</description>
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<pubDate>20 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : AFL-CIO Will Support Health Care Despite Last-Minute Setback</title>
<link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/18/afl-cio-will-support-heal_n_504424.html</link>
<description>Source: Huffington Post</description>
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<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : NUMMI workers overwhelmingly approve shutdown agreement</title>
<link>http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14701992?nclick_check=1</link>
<description>Source: Contra Costa Times</description>
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<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : NUMMI Workers Ratify Plant Closing Package</title>
<link>http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/03/18/nummi-workers-ratify-plant-closing-package/</link>
<description>Source: AFL-CIO</description>
<guid>http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/03/18/nummi-workers-ratify-plant-closing-package/</guid>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Seattle Construction Workers Demand ‘Jobs Now!’</title>
<link>http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/03/18/seattle-construction-workers-demand-jobs-now/</link>
<description>Source: AFL-CIO</description>
<guid>http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/03/18/seattle-construction-workers-demand-jobs-now/</guid>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Register Now for Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference</title>
<link>http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/03/18/register-now-for-good-jobs-green-jobs-conference/</link>
<description>Source: AFL-CIO</description>
<guid>http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/03/18/register-now-for-good-jobs-green-jobs-conference/</guid>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : After 60 years, Time to Say ‘Yes’ to Health Care Reform</title>
<link>http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/03/18/after-60-years-time-to-say-yes-to-health-care-reform/</link>
<description>Source: AFL-CIO</description>
<guid>http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/03/18/after-60-years-time-to-say-yes-to-health-care-reform/</guid>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : AFL-CIO backs health care bill despite tax concern</title>
<link>http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i5-RtG8TAzMK9L5emJ2vxh6p8sAQD9EHA54G0</link>
<description>Source: Associated Press</description>
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<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Workers rally, plead for more jobs</title>
<link>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011372957_unionrally18m.html</link>
<description>Source: Seattle Times</description>
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<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Pasadena Unified to consider union labor in future construction projects </title>
<link>http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_14703198</link>
<description>Source: Pasadena Star-News</description>
<guid>http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_14703198</guid>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Jackson, SEIU iron out deal</title>
<link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/03/15/daily62.html</link>
<description>Source: South Florida Business Journal </description>
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<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Momentive labor hearing delayed three months</title>
<link>http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2010/03/15/daily29.html</link>
<description>Source: Business Review</description>
<guid>http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2010/03/15/daily29.html</guid>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : UNITE HERE Members at LAX Ratify New Contract</title>
<link>http://www.unitehere.org/detail.php?ID=3202</link>
<description>Source: UNITE Here!</description>
<guid>http://www.unitehere.org/detail.php?ID=3202</guid>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : IBM stops disclosing U.S. headcount data</title>
<link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9169678/IBM_stops_disclosing_U.S._headcount_data</link>
<description>Source: ComputerWorld</description>
<guid>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9169678/IBM_stops_disclosing_U.S._headcount_data</guid>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China : Left Forum to Discuss Organizing Workers in China</title>
<link>http://talkingunion.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/left-forum-to-discuss-organizing-workers-in-china/</link>
<description>Source: Talking Union</description>
<guid>http://talkingunion.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/left-forum-to-discuss-organizing-workers-in-china/</guid>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : A.F.L.-C.I.O. Lines Up Behind the New Bill</title>
<link>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/a-f-l-c-i-o-lines-up-behind-the-new-bill/</link>
<description>Source: NYT</description>
<guid>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/a-f-l-c-i-o-lines-up-behind-the-new-bill/</guid>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Healthcare bill to cut deficit; AFL-CIO endorses final version</title>
<link>http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61O4NV20100319</link>
<description>Source: Reuters</description>
<guid>http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61O4NV20100319</guid>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : CCOSH Leader Steve Schrag Speaks For Injured Pfizer Biotech Worker Becky Mcclain</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sALSk2M9htg</link>
<description>Source: www.workersmemorialday.org</description>
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<pubDate>19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Russia : Court rules GM must reinstate and compensate ITUA St Petersburg auto union leader</title>
<link>http://www.imfmetal.org/index.cfm?c=22490&amp;l=2</link>
<description>Source: International Metalworkers Federation</description>
<guid>http://www.imfmetal.org/index.cfm?c=22490&amp;l=2</guid>
<pubDate>18 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UK : American Teamster Union May Help BA Strikers </title>
<link>http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/BA-Strike-US-Union-Teamsters-Does-Not-Rule-Anything-In-Or-Out-When-It-Comes-To-Joining-Action/Article/201003315575246?lpos=Business_Carousel_Region_2&amp;lid=ARTICLE_15575246_BA_Strike%3A_US_Union_Teamsters_Does_Not_Ru</link>
<description>Source: Sky News</description>
<guid>http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/BA-Strike-US-Union-Teamsters-Does-Not-Rule-Anything-In-Or-Out-When-It-Comes-To-Joining-Action/Article/201003315575246?lpos=Business_Carousel_Region_2&amp;lid=ARTICLE_15575246_BA_Strike%3A_US_Union_Teamsters_Does_Not_Ru</guid>
<pubDate>18 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Timeout for Labor in Florida</title>
<link>http://inthesetimes.com/article/5692/timeout_for_labor_in_florida</link>
<description>Source: In These Times</description>
<guid>http://inthesetimes.com/article/5692/timeout_for_labor_in_florida</guid>
<pubDate>18 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Chicago Transit union takes fight to Washington</title>
<link>http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-cta-union-washington-mar17,0,831500.story</link>
<description>Source: WGN TV</description>
<guid>http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-cta-union-washington-mar17,0,831500.story</guid>
<pubDate>18 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pacific : Will Obama Pursue Promised New Approach to Trade, or Continue Bush Model?</title>
<link>http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/5704/pacific_trade_talks_open_will_obama_pursue_promised_new_approach/</link>
<description>Source: In These Times</description>
<guid>http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/5704/pacific_trade_talks_open_will_obama_pursue_promised_new_approach/</guid>
<pubDate>18 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : In San Francisco, Union Democracy Goes on Trial</title>
<link>http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/5688/in_san_francisco_union_democracy_goes_on_trial/</link>
<description>Source: In These Times</description>
<guid>http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/5688/in_san_francisco_union_democracy_goes_on_trial/</guid>
<pubDate>18 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Farewell, Toyota: Union Agrees to Settlement Over Factory Closing</title>
<link>http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/5693/hed_union_agrees_to_settlement_with_toyota_over_factory_closing/</link>
<description>Source: In These Times</description>
<guid>http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/5693/hed_union_agrees_to_settlement_with_toyota_over_factory_closing/</guid>
<pubDate>18 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Reconstructionist Rabbis Resolve to Reaffirm Workers’ Rights</title>
<link>http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/03/17/reconstructionist-rabbis-resolve-to-reaffirm-workers-rights/</link>
<description>Source: AFL-CIO</description>
<guid>http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/03/17/reconstructionist-rabbis-resolve-to-reaffirm-workers-rights/</guid>
<pubDate>18 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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