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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?
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.
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BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 Gail Edmondson	Showdown In The Ruhr Valley A new wave of layoffs looms in Germany's industrial heartland, and unions are mobilizing for battle.
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BusinessWeek September 13, 2004	"We Have to Take A Different Look" Teachers union President Edward McElroy concurs that the AFL-CIO needs change, but he says Andy Stern's proposals are antidemocratic.
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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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?
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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.
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Reason January 2001 Sara Rimensnyder	Soundbite: Labor Pains "Freedom of association is a right under severe, often buckling pressure when workers in the United States try to exercise it." That's the conclusion of Unfair Advantage, a new study commissioned by Human Rights Watch...
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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.
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