UFCW Weekender 2-14-09

[Omaha Steve]

Following is a brief roundup of important articles and information for your weekend reading:

* UFCW MEMBER WINS "BEST BAGGER" http://www.groceryworkersunited.org/NEWS_021309_bagger99.htm

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 http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-02-13-stimulus-bill_N.htm

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 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/opinion/13fri4.html

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 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/opinion/13fri4.html


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