Labor

Union leaders remain strongly opposed to health tax

January 12, 2010 By John Wojcik

President Obama tried yesterday to convince 11 major union leaders meeting with him at the White House to end the labor movement's opposition to the tax on workers' benefits that is part of the Senate bill.

Union leaders meet with White House on health reform

January 11, 2010

WASHINGTON (PAI)--Democratic President Barack Obama tried Jan. 11 to convince top union leaders to drop labor's opposition to taxing workers' health care benefits.

Political courage to create jobs is lacking, AFL-CIO’s Trumka charges

January 11, 2010 By John Wojcik

Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, in a major address today at the National Press Club in Washington, said the jobs crisis "cries out for political courage but that courage is not much in evidence.

Trumka: Time for a new economy

January 11, 2010 By Richard Trumka

The full text of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's speech on labor's agenda for a new economy at the National Press Club.

Unions battle proposed health benefit tax

January 9, 2010 By John Wojcik

A major union leader, commenting on CBO claims that employers will pass along, in the form of raises, cost savings that result from a tax on workers' health benefits said today that, "They may also believe...