Labor
Obama proposes $50 billion infrastructure bill
September 7, 2010In his Labor Day speech to union members in Milwaukee the president, aiming for a serious reduction in the 9.6 percent unemployment rate, proposed a new $50 billion jobs plan.
Read moreGreat day for labor: Obama goes to Milwaukee
September 7, 2010MILWAUKEE -- There was one clear message everyone in the crowd at Laborfest here took home with them September 6: the true meaning of Labor Day.
Read moreLabor Day 2010: Fighting for the American dream
September 3, 2010Workers are thinking about more than burgers, football and car races with latest unemployment figures, up to 9.6 percent.
Read moreUnions shape Missouri Senate race: GOP/Wall Street vs. everybody else
September 2, 2010ST. LOUIS - "The right wing wants to keep America from succeeding; they want to keep the president from succeeding; they want to keep us from succeeding."
Read moreMott’s strike takes national stage
September 2, 2010As of August 30, the 300 workers at the Mott's plant in Williamson, N.Y., have been on strike for 100 days.
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