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OPINION: Senate Dems flex legislative muscle on fair pay

January 25, 2009

By a vote of 61 to 36, the Senate passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act this week, a bill that had broad support from civil rights organizations, the labor movement, and women's equality groups. In...

Obamas stimulus plan must be passed now

January 24, 2009 By John Case

The $825 billion stimulus plan proposed by Congress and applauded by Barack Obama should be approved immediately. Despite some noted imperfections — probably too much is dedicated to tax cuts, and even though it is the...

King birthday celebrated on picket line

January 24, 2009

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. — In response to Barack Obama’s appeal for volunteer service on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Jan. 19, hundreds of union members and their allies marched on the picket line at the National...

This land is our land

January 24, 2009

Following Barack Obama on stage at the “We Are One” pre-inaugural concert Jan. 18, Pete Seeger, legendary folk singer and labor, civil rights and peace activist, joined by Bruce Springsteen and Seeger's grandson Tao Seeger, leads...

REPORTERS NOTEBOOK: AFL-CIO marks King Day with action

January 24, 2009

NEW ORLEANS — Each year the AFL-CIO celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a different city. This year, it was symbolic that the labor federation chose to hold the event here, with about 1,000 union...