Labor
Union families show anti-Obama rally what real Americans want
August 7, 2009WAKARUSA, Ind. – In just a few hours on Aug. 5 the Steelworkers Union organized a bus load and several cars from Gary, Ind., to take the two hour trip to this small sleepy town near...
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Labor-backed candidates surge in Detroit
August 7, 2009DETROIT — Labor-endorsed candidates fared well in Tuesday's primary elections here. Seven of the top eight City Council candidates had the endorsement of the Detroit Metro AFL-CIO.
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Display honors San Francisco General Strike anniversary
August 7, 2009SAN FRANCISCO ― The 75th anniversary of one of the most dramatic episodes in U.S. labor history ― the 1934 San Francisco General Strike ― is being celebrated this summer with a stunning exhibit commissioned by...
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CD REVIEW Twenty-first century labor music
August 6, 2009“Dump the Bosses Off Your Back” By Anne Feeney 2008“New Hard Times” By Bill Collins and The Rabble Rousers 2008 Labor music inevitably reflects broader social trends. The ongoing interplay with church hymns and military marching...
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Biden brings green car funding to Motor City
August 6, 2009DETROIT — With an official unemployment rate of 17%, what better place than the Motor City for Vice President Joe Biden to announce grants of over $2.4 billion to auto companies and suppliers to research and...
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