Labor
AFL-CIO creates SuperPAC in political revamp
August 4, 2011The labor movement is seeking to expand its influence in the political arena beyond its own membership.
Read moreLabor leaders at White House press Obama on jobs
August 3, 2011Labor leaders met for more than an hour with President Obama on Tuesday, urging him to focus on jobs for the remainder of his first term.
Read moreLabor says jobs deficit is the real crisis
August 2, 2011Labor leaders say the nation's real crisis is not a debt crisis but an unemployment crisis and spending cuts could, in fact, spiral the country into an even deeper recession.
Read moreVerizon workers, allies stage massive contract rally
August 2, 2011Verizon, which earns billions in profits and whose chief officer makes $55,000 per day, is attacking the working conditions, health benefits and pensions of its unionized workforce.
Read moreUnions demand good jobs as study shows openings pay little
August 2, 2011"Industries that once were great contributors to our country - auto, shipbuilding, machine tools and even electronics - are shadows of what they once were," declares the Task Force on Job Creation, in its report, released...
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