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Illinois budget crisis deepens, as lawmakers recess
June 7, 2010Suffering from the worst budget deficit in state history, the Illinois legislature passed a FY 2011 budget in late May that will mean continued devastation of education and social service programs.
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Jobs bill is ‘light at the end of the tunnel’
June 7, 2010Steve Lipton worked as a plumber for over 25 years - the last 16 with the same employer; the last eight as a general foreman. And then one day in January 2009, he was abruptly laid...
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Revelations on Posada and Cuban Five case smell bad
June 7, 2010When does a stink become one stink too much? That becomes an issue with Luis Posada and with the Cuban Five.
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Young labor activists to meet in Washington, D.C.
June 7, 2010Young activists and union workers are expected to meet in Washington, D.C., June 10-13, during a national young workers summit hosted by the AFL-CIO.
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What the economic conversation needs to be about
June 6, 2010The focus on "fiscal responsibility" conceals the real causes of the crisis, and if we don't address those we don't have a snowball's chance in hell of lifting workers out of the quicksand.
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