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N.Y. transit union pickets UPS, backs Turkish workers

September 2, 2010 By Gary Bono

New York City union members converged outside United Parcel Service's midtown Manhattan office Sept. 1 for an informational picket line on labor rights issues in Turkey.

Trumka: The elections will define who we are as a nation

September 1, 2010 By John Wojcik

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told national media the elections come down to a stark choice: leaders who stand with workers, versus right-wingers pushing a corporate agenda.

Labor Day: President Obama goes to Milwaukee’s LaborFest

September 1, 2010 By Press Associates And Milwaukee Labor Press

MILWAUKEE (PAI)--The President of the United States - along with his Secretary of Labor and the president of the national AFL-CIO - will be special Labor Day guests at Milwaukee's LaborFest.

Budget impasse hurts millions of Californians

September 1, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel

Programs affecting millions of Californians face a double-whammy: delays in funding, and uncertainty about what funding they will ultimately receive.

ACLU sues Obama to stop U.S. hit lists

September 1, 2010 By Joe Sims

President Obama, CIA chief Leon Panetta and Defense Secretary Robert Gates are being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights.