Budget Cuts
Missourians say “No cuts to Medicare, Social Security”
December 11, 2012"We cannot cut our way to job creation," the Rev. Broadnax told labor and community allies here as they held a press conference out-side of the Delmar-Loop Social Security office.
Read moreCampaign to save Social Security, Medicare from budget-cutters
November 16, 2012Diane Fleming first encountered Social Security when she was three years old. Now she's 70, and one of hundreds of people descending on Congress.
Read moreUnion leaders to Obama: raise taxes on the rich, aid middle class
November 14, 2012Union leaders meeting with Barack Obama on Nov. 13 urged him to stick to his campaign pledges to raise taxes on the rich and to aid the middle class.
Read morePaul Ryan’s Pell Grant cuts are unjust, misguided
August 30, 2012In a time where tuition and books costs are strangling many low-income and working class students, why are we cutting when we should be funding this vital program?
Read moreLabor against extending tax cuts for top earners
August 28, 2012The AFL-CIO is "strongly against" extending the Bush tax cuts for the top 2 percent of the nation's earners, but fears congressional Democrats may blink on the issue, Legislative Director Bill Samuel says.
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