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Over 800 youth converge in Minneapolis for AFL-CIO Next Up Summit

October 11, 2011 By Joshua Leclair

This year's AFL-CIO Next Up Summit Sept. 29 - Oct. had a very different flavor. Unlike the 2010 summit, this conference was lead and organized by young union members from across the country.

And so begins the American Dream Movement

October 5, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Organizers of theTake Back the Dream conference say plans are underway for a massive campaign for jobs and against cuts, with hundreds, if not thousands, of actions across the country.

Cheers greet Ohio, Wisconsin fightback leaders

October 5, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

Leaders of the fightback against union-busting in Ohio and Wisconsin were given a heroes welcome at the Take Back the American Dream Conference.

LA joins the We are the 99 percent movement

October 5, 2011 By Rossana Cambron And Luis Rivas

On Oct 1 people in Los Angeles came together from all walks of life to join in solidarity with the Occupy Movement on Wall Street, calling on the banks to pay their fair share.

Occupy Chicago: “For as long as it takes to end corporate greed”

October 4, 2011 By John Bachtell

For 12 days dozens of protesters from diverse backgrounds have been camped out around the clock in front of the Federal Reserve here.