Labor
539,000 jobs lost in AprilDont let them tell you this is good news
May 9, 2009Original source: Have you heard the one about the recession being over? New data out today show 539,000 workers lost their jobs in April and the nation’s unemployment rate worsened to 8.9 percent, from 8.5 percent...
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Veterans, small business owners step up fight for employee free choice
May 8, 2009Military veterans in Maine, Arkansas and around the country are calling for quick passage of the Employee Free Choice Act this week. In cooperation with national veterans groups, these veterans are holding meetings, writing letters and...
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Specter eyes support for Employee Free Choice bill
May 7, 2009A spokesperson for Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), the lead sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, confirmed today that an agreement is near that will allow Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) to return to his earlier position...
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Act now to stop Wisconsin Chrysler jobs from going to Mexico
May 7, 2009Original source: The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO has issued an urgent appeal for workers across the country to write President Obama urging him to stop Chrysler from shutting down an engine plant in Kenosha, Wis., and shipping...
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Stimulus for the World
May 6, 2009CHICAGO – Pledges to support this working-class newspaper are starting to come in. Volunteers are calling and visiting subscribers during these first weeks of May to talk about this reader-run newspaper, its expansion online and what...
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