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Clear-cut progressive victory in New York City public advocate race

October 8, 2013 By Danny Rubin And Estevan Bassett-Nembhard

A progressive trend in the New York City elections for mayor, comptroller, borough offices and city council became even more clear-cut in the runoff Democratic Party primary for the third city-wide office - public advocate.

Wisconsin Democrats’ strategy debate could ripple nationwide

June 26, 2013 By Dominique Paul Noth

The bottom line reality is how "this Republican state budget reeks from top to bottom."

Governor calls unions the voice of American workers

March 26, 2013 By Tony Pecinovsky

"We live in a time in which more and more capital is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands," Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon told union delegates at the AFL-CIO Labor Legislative Conference.

Labor leaders demand Senate action on NLRB

February 27, 2013 By John Wojcik

As expected, the AFL-CIO Executive Council issued a statement Feb. 26 on the ongoing attempt by anti-worker politicians and their corporate sponsors to destroy the National Labor Relations Board

AFL-CIO to squeeze Senate Dems on NLRB

February 26, 2013 By John Wojcik

"We have decided," said Larry Cohen, president of CWA, "that in today's America it is unacceptable that we cannot fill the position on a labor board designed to protect the rights of American workers."