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UFCW
Weekender
Following
is a brief roundup of important articles and information for
your weekend reading:
- UFCW MEMBER WINS "BEST
BAGGER"
UFCW Local 99 member and
Fry's courtesy clerk Francisco Palacios beat out 23 other
finalists from California, Washington, Michigan and Alabama in
February at the U.S.A. Best Bagger Competition in Las Vegas.
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HOUSE PASSES ECONOMIC RECOVERY
PACKAGE
Despite deep division along
party lines, the House passed the Economic Recovery Package this
week. Representatives hope that the bill will jump start the
economy and get America working again.
- WAGE WATCHERS
Everybody loses when employers game the
immigration system, according to a New York Times
editorial.
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NUMBER OF NEWLY UNINSURED AMERICANS RISES ALONG
WITH JOBLESS RATE
PBS talks to workers in
Connecticut about what it's like out there for the recently
laid-off struggling to stay insured.
This Week's
Video
Congressman Keith Ellison Takes CEO to Task
for Lobbying Against Employee Free Choice
Act While Receiving Bailout
Money
Click to listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtTCObYx8yc
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