Congress
Kentuckians blast McConnell for opposing minimum wage hike
April 4, 2014"Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) has voted against every minimum wage increase since he's been in the U.S. Senate, but he's voted for his own raise and now he's worth $25 million."
Read moreOpen letter urges Congress to get all the facts on Venezuela
April 3, 2014Celebrities, activists, academics and lawyers issued an open letter, Mar. 28, to Congress urging members to oppose any sanctions on Venezuela and to get all the facts on the situation there.
Read moreOfficial February unemployment at 6.7 percent
March 10, 2014U.S. Unemployment rose by 0.1 percent in February, to 6.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
Read moreNew postal union leader seeks to halt latest privatization scheme
March 10, 2014As far as Mark Dimondstein is concerned, the members of the Postal Workers are going to be out in the streets even more than they already are.
Read moreUAW’s King: “Activism is needed to overcome obstructionists”
February 4, 2014In a message to 1,000-plus activists at UAW's political action conference in D.C., the union leader said activism is even more necessary because 2014 is an election year, when foes of workers will go all out...
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