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Mexican labor officials meet with Congress about worker abuses

September 14, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Workers in Mexico are facing repression from the Mexican government and corporations, and more and more working people in Mexico are being driven into poverty.

Congressional Progressive Caucus presents jobs plan

September 14, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Following up on speak-outs it organized around the country during the summer the Congressional Progressive Caucus Sept. 13 unveiled a far-reaching Rebuild the American Dream Framework, focusing on six areas for immediate and long-term job creation.

Jackson: Jobs needed as state cuts endanger lives

September 14, 2011 By John Rummel

People want to move from welfare to work, but the requirements to make that transition are missing.

“We’re fighting for our jobs,” Chicagoans declare

September 14, 2011 By John Bachtell

Protesters declared, "Enough is enough," and called for a new people's coalition to engage in mass demonstrations to protect workers' rights and create jobs.

French nuclear site rocked by explosion

September 13, 2011 By Blake Skylar

On September 12, an explosion at Marcoule, a nuclear facility in southern France, killed one person and injured four.