2009
A peoples inauguration
January 16, 2009Four million expected for Obama swearing-in, parade WASHINGTON—Unprecedented. That’s what people are saying about the “people’s inauguration” of Barack Obama. As many as 4 million people are expected to pack the nation’s capital Jan. 20 to...
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Poll shows growing support for Employee Free Choice Act
January 13, 2009A poll by Peter Hart Research, one of the nation’s most reputable polling outfits, shows that Americans now support passage of the Employee Free Choice act by a whopping 78 to 22 percent margin, a record...
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‘He asked for mercy and was given none’
January 13, 2009OAKLAND, Calif. — In the wake of the shooting of unarmed Oscar Grant III, 22, by Bay Area Rapid Transit policeman Johannes Mehserle early New Years morning, a broad movement is growing for far greater citizen...
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Unions take first steps to re-unite labor movement
January 10, 2009The nations’ biggest labor unions are moving to bring all American unions back together under the umbrella of one national labor federation. The presidents of 12 of the country’s largest unions called Jan. 7 for reuniting...
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Women workers expect early victories from new Congress
January 7, 2009On Jan.7 the House of Representatives is expected to hand workers a victory by passing two bills to ensure equal pay for women and reverse the 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that severely restricted the rights...
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