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Inc. September 2004 Amy Gunderson	Labor Has a New Target And guess what? It's you! Unions are targeting small business. Few entrepreneurs are going to encourage their employees to unionize but, like it or not, more and more are going to be dealing with collective bargaining.
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The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Credit Union Pros and Cons Have you considered maintaining an account at a credit union in addition to or instead of at your local bank? You should. Credit unions have advantages and disadvantages. Here is a review of some of them.
IDB America October 2003 Eduardo Lora	Do unions help? They can lubricate the gears of the labor market or make them grind to a halt -- it depends on government policy.
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The Motley Fool January 23, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Credit Union Pros and Cons Credit unions deserve your consideration.
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Job Journal July 9, 2006 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: Labor Law Protects All Workers Federal statutes give workers a voice -- with or without a union.
Registered Rep. May 4, 2009 David A. Geracioti	Brokers To The Ramparts! Unionize! Unions have not had such a sympathetic occupant in the White House, since, well, arguably FDR.
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004	"I'm Not Ready to Tear Down the Institution" Communication Workers head Morty Bahr agrees that labor needs to make changes, but carefully. Here is an interview with one of labor's elder statesmen.
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BusinessWeek March 12, 2009	Card-Check Legislation: The Basics A brief primer on proposed legislation which would make it easier for workers to form and join unions.
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BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Aaron Bernstein	Can This Man Save Labor? Andy Stern wants to radically retool the U.S. labor movement. But first he must win over some powerful union leaders. His message: Labor remains in a death spiral, and needs a top-to-bottom overhaul if it's ever going to revive.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Go Beyond Banks Credit unions can offer great deals to savers and borrowers alike.
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U.S. Banker October 2001 Paul Muolo	Endangering the Movement Sure, everybody's out to make a buck. But credit unions? The whole idea behind credit unions is that they're supposed to be non-profit organizations that give their members low-cost loans and safe havens for savings. But now California CUs want to sell shares to outsiders...
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Managed Care August 2001 Michael Levin-Epstein	How Much Damage Did Supreme Court Ruling Do to Health Care Unionization? Managed care and other health care organizations still are trying to figure out the probable effect of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that lays new ground rules for determining whether physicians and nurses who are employed at health care facilities are entitled to organize...
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BusinessWeek September 13, 2004	"We Need to Refocus the Labor Movement" Steelworkers President Leo Gerard on the need to work harder on membership growth and "to take back America from the corporations."
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Aaron Bernstein	Big Labor's Day of Reckoning As a critical confab nears, how far is the AFL-CIO willing to go to stem its decline?
Reason June 2008 David Weigel	Union Rules The Democratic coalition rubs its hands at the prospect of taking over Washington.
HBS Working Knowledge October 10, 2005	Readers Respond: What's the Future of Globally Organized Labor? Some readers believe unions are on their way out because of market pressures and ineffectiveness, while others think they provides a valuable service and can adapt to changing conditions.
Entrepreneur March 2003 Joshua Kurlantzick	United We Fall? Worker interest in unions may threaten your business. How will you respond? Smaller service and IT companies are vulnerable because they lack financial resources to wait out a strike or shift business overseas.
IndustryWeek October 8, 2008 Larry McNamara et al.	Viewpoint -- Labor Union Organizing: #1 Election Issue for Employers There's more at stake than usual for employers in this fall's national election. The potential impact of even some of the changes that the candidates are discussing on the campaign trail should cause employers to take notice and precautions.
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Aaron Bernstein	Struggle For The Soul Of The AFL-CIO Two union honchos battle over reform, power, and turf on the eve of the AFL-CIO convention.
U.S. Banker March 2003 John Engen	Steely Determination, Scrappy Fighting Things are just getting started in the war between banks and credit unions. Utah has become the lightning rod for debate, from bank-backed bills that would impose stiff taxes and "competitive equity" fees on credit unions to mudslinging TV ads and newspaper editorials.
BusinessWeek August 8, 2005 Aaron Bernstein	So Long, AFL-CIO. Now What? The labor unions that split will focus on service jobs that can't easily be shipped overseas.
Salon.com August 8, 2000 Diane Seo & Suzy Hansen	Will Verizon workers strike out? Americans no longer look for the union label, making it hard for strikers to find a sympathetic ear.
Reason February 2001	Labor Lost Comments on labor unions.
Inc. September 2006 Max Chafkin	Update: An Unexpected Union In 2004, Judy Wicks was honored as one of "25 Entrepreneurs We Love." Given her rep as a model boss, it was surprising when her workers began an effort to unionize last fall.
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Bank Systems & Technology November 3, 2003 Ivan Schneider	A Professional Confessional hat can a for-profit commercial bank or community bank possibly offer to its retail customers that tax-exempt, not-for-profit credit unions wouldn't be able to imitate? The answer starts with guaranteed innovation.
Entrepreneur September 2003 Jane Easter Bahls	Equal Time? Under a new ruling, you may have to let unions use your e-mail system to promote their platform.
InternetNews March 24, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	GOP Lawmakers Blast Card Check Act Backed by unions, opposed by IT, Employee Free Choice Act draws fire from party leadership in Senate.
IndustryWeek April 15, 2009	Laboring To Find Common Ground Launching a continuous-improvement initiative within a union shop involves a number of significant challenges, not the least of which is overcoming the adversarial nature of labor-management relationships.
Bank Systems & Technology April 8, 2010 Penny Crosman	Credit Unions Press Their Post-Crisis Advantage Post-crisis, credit unions are taking it to their bank competitors, soaking up deposits and investing in already-superior online banking capabilities.
Managed Care May 2003 MargaretAnn Cross	Rising Costs Strike Unions As Being Cause for Unrest Many labor organizations have been isolated from inflationary realities. Can health plans and employers make them see the light?
HBS Working Knowledge October 3, 2005 Jim Heskett	What's the Future of Globally Organized Labor? Are we about to see the rise of labor organized on a global basis? If so, will such a movement be able to achieve the same purposes that have motivated large unions on a national basis? By what means will this be achieved?
Entrepreneur October 2006 Crystal Detamore-Rodman	A Perfect Union Looking for a better relationship with your bank? A credit union could be the financing solution you need.
Entrepreneur August 2003 Crystal Detamore-Rodman	Give 'Em Credit They're not just for car loans and home mortgages. Now credit unions are making business loans.