Labor
Labor’s history has missing pages
August 10, 2010I asked a number of retired union activists to help clarify a big mystery raised by the 2003 book, "Left Out: Reds and America's Industrial Unions."
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Possible lockout looms for NFL players
August 10, 2010There are rumors floating around of a possible National Football League lockout that could possibly come as soon as the 2011 season.
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Locked-out Honeywell workers reject Kryptonite
August 9, 2010Over 2500 steelworkers and supporters converged on Metropolis Illinois for a mass rally and march against Honeywell this past Saturday.
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Labor pushes for the swing vote
August 9, 2010Pollsters are reporting that the "swing voters," most of them working-class moderates and even some conservatives, are now ready to vote against all incumbents, even if it means putting the GOP back in power.
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To win in November, unions will build “people power”
August 6, 2010WASHINGTON - More than money or anything else, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told labor leaders, "Your union members are the power."
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