budget crisis
No recovery unless we create 11 million jobs, AFL-CIO head warns
June 21, 2010CLEVELAND - AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka attacked right-wing efforts to use the federal budget deficit as an excuse to block programs needed to end the economic crisis.
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Disabled and proud, Californians mark ADA anniversary
June 2, 2010More than 2,000 disabled people and supporters marched to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and to demand no cuts in vital services.
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Teachers protest cuts with one-day strike
May 4, 2010OAKLAND, Calif. - Teachers staged a one-day strike April 29 in response to the school board's unilateral imposition of a contract that lays off teachers, and increases class sizes, with no pay raises.
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Sacramento protests “Queen Meg” with one of its own
May 4, 2010Teachers, nurses and state workers crowded around the entrance to the exclusive Sutter Club here to protest billionaire GOP candidate Meg Whitman.
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Emotions high as Cleveland lays off teachers, school staff
April 22, 2010CLEVELAND - Another land mine left by Wall Street's assault on American communities exploded here Tuesday night when the school board voted to lay off nearly 10 percent of its employees.
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