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	<title>UFCW Local 81, Auburn Washington</title>
	
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		<title>Health Care – Retirement – Politics</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his weekly address, President Barack Obama discussed the benefits of health reform that Americans will receive in the first year, and how reform will help build a new foundation for American families.
The Pomeroy House Bill #3636, will assist pensions critically impacted by the 2008 financial crisis, under its Title II-Multi-Employer Plans provisions.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.ufcw81.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/news-healthcareetc.png"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-561" title="news-healthcareetc" src="http://www.ufcw81.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/news-healthcareetc.png" alt="" width="175" height="164" /></a>In his weekly address, President Barack<a title="Health Care Reform" href="http://www.healthreform.gov/" target="_self"> Obama discussed the benefits of health reform </a>that Americans will receive in the first year, and how reform will help build a new foundation for American families.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The Pomeroy House Bill #3636, will assist pensions critically impacted by the 2008 financial crisis, under its <a href="http://us.select.mercer.com/blurb/159095/article/20096926/ " target="_blank">Title II-Multi-Employer Plans</a> provisions.</p>
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<p>By passing the <a href="http://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/2009/03/efca101.html" target="_blank">Employee Free Choice Act</a>, Congress can support workers’ democratic right to bargain for their fair share, raise the wages of working men and women, and pump billions of dollars into the American economy.</p>
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		<title>UFCW U.S. Negotiations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UFCW bargaining updates from around the U.S. are just a click away. You will withness UFCW union members throughout America, establishing contract proposals, union members mobilizing in Unity to avert strikes and UFCW members voting on company contract offers.
U.S.- UFCW contract bargaining and information surrounding those events are updated regularly. Remember; SOLIDARITY, it works.  [...]]]></description>
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<p>UFCW bargaining updates from around the U.S. are just a click away. You will withness UFCW union members throughout America, establishing contract proposals, union members mobilizing in Unity to avert strikes and UFCW members voting on company contract offers.</p>
<p>U.S.- UFCW contract bargaining and information surrounding those events are updated regularly. <em>Remember; SOLIDARITY, it works</em>.  And when you participate good things happen!&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
<p><strong>Good Union Contracts!</strong></p>
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		<title>UFCW Local 81 “the Fighting 81″</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Retail Meat/ Grocery labor agreements are set to expire May 1, 2010. The Puget Sound has been selected, via contract expiration date to be the first large bargaining group on the West Coast to establish a retail bargaining pattern in this new economy. February 16th represents the kick-off meeting for  bargaining committees, store coordinators, and/ or picket captains. This [...]]]></description>
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<p>Retail Meat/ Grocery labor agreements are set to expire May 1, 2010. The Puget Sound has been selected, via contract expiration date to be the first large bargaining group on the West Coast to establish a retail bargaining pattern in this new economy. February 16th represents the kick-off meeting for  bargaining committees, store coordinators, and/ or picket captains. This meeting will be significant to the presentation of both member  bargaining survey results, updates of bargaining in other U.S. regions and preliminary contract proposals. UFCW Local 81, 21 and Teamsters 38 member partners will be in attendance.  Please contact your Local 81 Union rep to RSVP for this critical event.  Thank you.</p>
<p><strong>HAITI RELIEF ?</strong> <em>Many have asked if they can help!</em> &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..                       Two donation site&#8217;s are <a title="Haiti releif" href="https://donate.pih.org/page/contribute/haiti_earthquake?source=earthquake&amp;subsource=homepage" target="_self"><strong>Partner in Help</strong> </a> and <a title="Haiti Relief" href="http://yele.org/" target="_self"><strong>yele.org</strong></a><strong>.</strong> <em>God bless!</em></p>
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		<title>Your New Job</title>
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		<title>What Have The Unions Ever Done For Us?</title>
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		<title>Abbott and Costello on Unions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
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