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Labors fight against racism has impact
August 16, 2008Obama holds 10 pt. lead among lower income white workers CHICAGO — The leaders of America’s labor movement are calling upon white union members to put aside any racial biases that could undermine Barack Obama’s labor-supported...
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FDR grandson: Happy Birthday, Social Security!
August 15, 2008Groups take on McCain privatization plan WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Aug. 14, marks the 73rd anniversary of the day the Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In recognition of the...
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Cuba: 55 years after Moncada
August 14, 2008What does a victorious revolution do after a half century in power? “We shall continue to analyze with the people, particularly with the workers, with the same transparency and confidence we've always had.” Speaking July 26...
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Anti-McCain campaign
August 8, 2008CHICAGO (PAI)--Even as the Democrats continued their now-finished presidential campaign, the AFL-CIO launched its “define John McCain” campaign to disabuse popular notions about the presumed GOP presidential nominee. The results so far, according to federation Political...
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USPS cuts impede We Deliver promise
August 6, 2008CLEVELAND -- Protesting another attempt to cut government services, 60 postal workers and their supporters picketed the Cleveland Airport Mail Center July 31 responding to a threatened shutdown by the U.S. Postal Service. “Save Our Airport...
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