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Sacked workers achieve total victory

Original source: Total workers have won a stunning victory to beat back bosses' attacks on their unions. All the workers' demands - the reinstatement of almost 700 engineers and construction workers sacked for taking unofficial strike...

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12 Senate Dems are key on employee free choice, union leader says

There are 12 “wavering” Senate Democrats that supporters of labor law reform need to be concerned with, Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen told the union’s legislative conference in Washington this week. Democrats hold a...

Sebelius reiterates Obama’s support for public option

Pressing hard on the urgency of needed health reform, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a set of new state-by-state reports this week documenting the nation's broken health system. The new reports reveal that...

Unionists demand universal health care at DC rally

WASHINGTON (PAI)—Declaring Congress must listen to the voters, and not the health insurance companies, thousands of health care advocates—led by unionists—demanded universal, affordable health care in a mass rally on June 25. The crowd, featuring more...