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Jackson: Jobs needed as state cuts endanger lives

September 14, 2011 By John Rummel

People want to move from welfare to work, but the requirements to make that transition are missing.

“We’re fighting for our jobs,” Chicagoans declare

September 14, 2011 By John Bachtell

Protesters declared, "Enough is enough," and called for a new people's coalition to engage in mass demonstrations to protect workers' rights and create jobs.

Trumka: New GOP bill would gut workers’ rights

September 13, 2011 By John Wojcik

Republicans are backing a new bill they introduced after the NLRB filed a complaint against Boeing, which the board says retaliated against workers for exercising their rights.

Close race for Weiner’s Congress seat

September 13, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Democrats are making a last minute push today, the day of the special election in New York's 9th Congressional District, where the surprisingly embattled Democratic candidate David Weprin is predicted to lose Republican Bob Turner.

After record hot summer, get ready for winter

September 13, 2011 By Susan Webb

This summer has been the second hottest on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported last week. And there's more.