Labor
Under the gun, Congress OK’s 90-day fix on mass transit
March 30, 2012The ruling House GOP wouldn't even let lawmakers vote on a 2-year bipartisan highway-mass transit bill the Senate approved earlier this month.
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Labor sees real right-wing conspiracy in the states
March 30, 2012Unions must continue to mobilize, lobby, and reach out for allies to stop the constant stream of anti-worker legislation that keeps flowing into and out of state legislatures.
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Senator unveils pro-labor Rebuild America Act
March 30, 2012The bill drew immediate praise from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
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Raise the minimum wage
March 28, 2012Despite claims of economic recovery heard recently, median weekly worker income for most months of the past two years, just like most years of the past 35 years, is either flat, or less, than the year...
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Missouri unions fight right-wing obstruction
March 28, 2012"The sun is shining on organized labor today," State Sen. Tim Green, told thousands of union members.
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