U.S.
Labor Department: much more to be done on job safety
December 11, 2012The Labor Department's Inspector General is still finding holes in enforcement programs of the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Raising Medicare age would hurt seniors and the economy
December 10, 2012The Republican plan to raise the eligibility age of Medicare would raise health care costs for seniors, hurt the economy, and put pressure on older Americans.
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“Fiscal cliff” actions urge Congress to tax rich, no cuts
December 10, 2012The pressure for unionists to weigh in rose as the ruling House Republicans refused to budge from their stand for protecting the Bush tax cuts for the rich.
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Michigan Republicans make ruthless power grab
December 7, 2012By taking their first votes to pass anti-worker "right-to-work" legistlation, Michigan's Republican Party and Gov. Rick Snyder have resorted to open class warfare.
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Uproar, protests, as Michigan house passes right-to-work law
December 7, 2012Amid protests, arrests, a lockout from the state capitol building and a Democratic walkout, the GOP-run Michigan House passed a so-called "right to work" law on Dec. 6.
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