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Verizon Business technicians, who gained union recognition with the IBEW and CWA in August, are finally united under their first labor agreement, which went into effect on December 28th. Click the headline above to read a press release from the IBEW and CWA.

Click the headline above to read a statement from AFL-CIO President John Sweeney about the creation of a White House Task Force on Working Families, to be chaired by Vice-President-elect Joe Biden.

Click the headline above to read reaction to President-Elect Obama's selection for the next Secretary of Labor, including statements from the AFL-CIO and American Rights at Work.

"DRAKE BENNETT, in "Paradigm lost" (Ideas, Dec. 21) , observes that "the vast majority of us, after all, are not experts" on economic matters, "but academic economists are. [Yet] with very few exceptions, they did not predict the [current economic] crisis." The problem, it is suggested, is the "complexity of what has unfolded." I would suggest that part of the ..."

Each year, Jobs with Justice awards the ‘Grinch of the Year’ award to the individual or group who has been the most flagrant abuser of workers' rights, or who has done the most to intentionally prevent working families from achieving a better life. Click the headline above to see why Wall St. execs took home this years prize.

Click the headline above to read about President-elect Obama's pick for Labor Secretary, Representative Hilda Solis of California, and find out how you can tell the new Secretary of Labor what issues are important to you.

MassCOSH is currently seeking a Membership and Communications Coordinator. Click the headline above for the full job posting.

The Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts (PHENOM) is seeking an interim Development and Administrative Director. Click the headline above for the job posting.