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Millions of unemployed need jobs or income now
July 31, 2009“The right to work is the right to life.” -- American Federation of Labor Convention, Chicago, December 1893 “Thus, because of the planlessness of the twenties, because of the lack of courageous action immediately following the...
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It’s time to put the pedal to the metal
July 31, 2009In recent weeks I have seen pundits of various stripes grading the job performance of our new president. I read some of them and they invariably left me with a nagging feeling which I couldn't quite...
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For many, state budgets cuts are life-or-death issue
July 31, 2009ST. LOUIS - Melanie Shouse has a hard road to travel. Not only is she fighting breast cancer, she's also fighting the health care industry. As a small business owner, she could only afford a catastrophic...
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The Pittsburgh AFL-CIO convention and labor unity
July 30, 2009The 26th Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO, taking place in Pittsburgh in mid September, will be a doozy. Not since the historic 1995 convention has so much been on the line for the labor movement. The...
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NYC transit union moves to defeat Bloomberg
July 30, 2009NEW YORK—The rapidly fading myth that Mayor Michael Bloomberg would sail to an easy victory, due to his ability to spend tens of millions of dollars to drown out the voices of his opponents, was shattered...
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