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Groups condemn attacks on Van Jones, green jobs leader

September 13, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

In the aftermath of Van Jones’ abrupt Labor Day weekend resignation as the Obama administration’s special advisor for environmental jobs, human rights and environmental organizations are expressing outrage at the barrage of attacks against the green...

Labor Day, Abe Lincoln and the EFCA

September 13, 2009 By Tony Pecinovsky

I’ve been walking in the Labor Day parade here in St. Louis since I can remember. I come from a union family and as a union member and activist, I’ve always felt compelled to spend this...

Labor Day celebrated in Chicago with calls for solidarity

September 13, 2009 By John Bachtell

Even in the face of the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression, "labor solidarity does indeed work." So declared Gail Warner before a festive Sept. 7 Labor Day event at the Pullman State Historic...

Decisive battle for health care reform lies ahead

September 13, 2009 By John Bachtell

The fight for health care reform has been full of twists and turns and changes on a daily basis reflecting the epic nature of this battle. Some conclude from whatever President Obama and the Democratic leadership...

It’s the working class

September 13, 2009 By Scott Marshall

I got my all time favorite t-shirt from the AFL-CIO online store. It's black with red lettering and reads, "Kicking Ass for the Working Class." The "Kicking Ass" part appeals to my Southern roots, experiences like...