Labor
Why working people are angry and why politicians should listen
April 9, 2010AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka details the struggles facing America's working people and the challenges to take the anger and use it in unifying and productive ways.
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Hugo Boss workers keep fight for jobs alive
April 8, 2010The workers at Hugo Boss deserve our support, urges Rep. Dennis Kucinich and others at a solidarity rally in Brooklyn, Ohio.
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Retirees celebrate health care reform, prepare for mid-term elections
April 8, 2010The 4-million-member Alliance for Retired Americans celebrated the health care reform law at its recent convention, and prepared for the upcoming mid-term elections.
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Marchers demand bailout for Main St.
April 7, 2010"They got bailed out, we got sold out!" was the chant as over 150 trade unionists and community allies marched through downtown Oakland April 5, pausing at banks along the route to let their message soak...
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Union-buster Massey Energy cited 2118 times for safety violations
April 7, 2010Standing near the portal of the Massey Energy mine where at least 25 miners have died in a deadly explosion, Joe Main, assistant labor secretary for Mine Safety and Health, vowed to "turn over every rock"...
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