Labor
THIS WEEK IN LABOR: June 28, 2008
July 1, 2008House backs paid leave for federal workers The Democratic-run House voted along party lines June 20, 230-194, for eight weeks of paid family leave for the nation’s 2.7 million federal workers. The remaining four weeks of...
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Unions election drive means TV, money and troops
July 1, 2008A mother holds a baby boy on her lap. She says: “Hi, John McCain, this is Alex, he’s my first. “So far, his talents include trying any new food and chasing after our dog. “That, and...
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Workers Correspondence Candidates who value families will win in November
June 24, 2008The candidates who demonstrate to voters that they value families will win in the November elections. That’s quite a reversal from the 1980s, when the conservative agenda began to be packaged as “family values.” Until the...
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Labors historic 08 election drive means TV, money and troops
June 22, 2008A mother holds a baby boy on her lap. She says: “Hi, John McCain, this is Alex, he’s my first. “So far, his talents include trying any new food and chasing after our dog. “That, and...
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Cleveland labor: Now is the time to unite
June 20, 2008CLEVELAND — Delegates to the North Shore (Cleveland) AFL-CIO Federation of Labor erupted in cheers and applause when President Loree Soggs, referring to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, opened his report to the June 11 meeting...
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