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AFL-CIO seeks to block CP-NS merger
2016-02-26 20:09:03| Railroads - Topix.net
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The AFL-CIO's Transportation Trades Department is seeking to block a proposed merger between Canadian Pacific Railway and Norfolk Southern that has been dubbed a "Wall Street takeover" of a prominent U.S. freight company by critics.
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Head of Nevada AFL-CIO calls on workers to support NV Energy
2015-11-17 12:02:40| Semiconductors - Topix.net
The Nevada AFL-CIO is rallying workers to demand that NV Energy charge rooftop solar customers for transmitting power to the electric grid. Danny Thompson, the executive-treasurer of the Nevada AFL-CIO, which represents workers from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, said in an email last week that "everyone should pay their fair share."
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AFL-CIO pushes for waiver for Illinois plants
2013-09-17 13:19:32| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A labor coalition wants Illinois' pollution control board to waive pollution controls at coal-fired plants being sold by Ameren Corp. The AFL-CIO is making its position known hours before the Illinois Pollution Control Board is set to meet in Springfield on Tuesday.
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AFL-CIO pushes for waiver for Illinois plants
2013-09-17 12:49:13| Energy - Topix.net
A labor coalition wants Illinois' pollution control board to waive pollution controls at coal-fired plants being sold by Ameren Corp. The AFL-CIO is making its position known hours before the Illinois Pollution Control Board is set to meet in Springfield on Tuesday.
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A.F.L.-C.I.O. Backs Keystone Oil Pipeline, if Indirectly
2013-02-28 02:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The A.F.L.-C.I.O., the nations largest federation of unions, has issued an apparent endorsement of the Keystone XL oil pipeline apparent because it enthusiastically called for expanding the nations pipeline system, without specifically mentioning Keystone. And while some union leaders said the federations stance stopped short of an official endorsement, the nations building trades unions eager for the thousands of jobs the pipeline would create issued a statement saying the A.F.L.-C.I.O.s...
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