Labor
Republican tent narrows in Texas
March 4, 2010The Texas primary election of March 2 revealed a continuing Republican shift to the right while Democrats positioned themselves as the "big tent" party of diversity for the general election in November.
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Taking aim at Wall Street, labor launches Week of Action for jobs
March 4, 2010The nation's labor movement will hold picket lines and rallies in front of banks and financial institutions in 200 cities March 15-20, under the banner "Good Jobs Now, Make Wall Street Pay."
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Obama administration giving only verbal support for Employee Free Choice
March 4, 2010Responses to questions to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis at a top labor meeting indicate that the White House is not actively pushing the Employee Free Choice Act.
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Hearing investigates jobs crisis in Dallas
March 3, 2010The North Texas Workers Rights Board, an adjunct of Jobs with Justice, held public hearings on the jobs crisis recently at Judge Luis Sepulveda's courtroom in Dallas.
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Undaunted, labor builds a movement from the ground up
March 3, 2010ORLANDO, Fla. - The labor movement this week chose a neighborhood reeling from the economic crisis as its launching pad for a national campaign for jobs.
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