Labor
Public service union in a fighting mood
June 30, 20105,000 public workers gathered in Boston for the 39th convention of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees are in a fighting mood.
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Workers demand Chase stop Michigan foreclosures
June 29, 2010The growing movement to "bail out the people, not the banks" came a step closer to being reality during a rally this past Friday at the United States Social Forum (USSF).
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Steelworkers, wind energy group join forces to create jobs
June 29, 2010The Steelworkers union and the American Wind Energy Association have agreed to work together to develop the wind power industry - with U.S. workers in U.S. factories.
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AFL-CIO head: Time to take green jobs seriously
June 29, 2010CLEVELAND - At a town hall meeting on "Creating Green Jobs," AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka called for massive federal investment in clean energy industry and technology.
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Public workers demand jobs bill
June 28, 2010Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, demanded that Congress "stop fooling around and pass the jobs bill that is before them."
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