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I would like to inform all of those concerned about working men and women in this country about a new book which should be released shortly. It is titled "Judas Times Seven" and exposes what I refer to as the dark side of office politics. It it a story of greed, betrayal and jealousy which tells the story of a man who is happy to be working again following a period of disability.

Smoking is prohibited by law "in the workplace" by the vast majority of states in the US. Unfortunately, the US Postal Service doesn't honor the law and allows employees to smoke in USPS shared vehicles. Non-smokers are routinely subjected to smoke and the residual odor of cigarette smoke every work day.

Alaska is said to have more drive through coffee stands per capita than anywhere else in America.

Due to a recent tragic event, the safety of these workers, who are most often young women, has been put in the spotlight.

See this news story on what unions would like to do to help: http://www.youralaskalink.

Pittsburgh—A new economic impact study from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry estimates greater job and tax revenue loss from the shutdown of three Philadelphia-area refineries than the United Steelworkers (USW) originally estimated.

Information from the reports appeared in Kathleen E. Carey’s article in the Sunday, March 11 edition of The Delaware County Daily Times. The article was titled, “Report: Sunoco, ConocoPhillips job losses could reach 36,000 in $560M economic hit for region.”

The Alliance Against Workplace Violence is happy to announce that April, 2012 is workplace violence awareness month. Pls. visit www.workplaceviolenceawareness.org and www.aawpv.org for more information. You may email the Director, Patricia Biles, at patricia@aawpv.com if you'd like to post support on our website and/or have an activity promoting workplace violence awareness.

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I am not good at this.

I am an officer of a local union in Florida. I would like suggestions on how to deal with a situation that bugs me.

We are always fighting our company and their efforts to bring in outside contractors. A lot of our bosses, planners, supervisors wear shirts provided by the outside contractors.

Rush Limbaugh is on taxpayer supported Armed Forces Radio reinforcing the idea that women who dismiss male concerns are whores, sluts and prostitutes and their rapes should be televised.

This billionaire should not be able to use our tax dollars for his free speech encouraging the rape of women in the military.

Unions should establish associate union entities and membership for progressives that do not have the opportunity of joining a union at the workplace. Unions now more than ever need more political power in order to protect workers against corporate greed and uninformed citizens. Empower the people that support your causes and collectively have a greater voice in future outcomes.