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New Calif. coalition formed to blunt foreclosure crisis

March 18, 2011

If the state's foreclosure rate continues unchecked, the combined costs to homeowners, the property tax base, and local governments could reach $1 trillion.

Jobs and the 2012 election

March 16, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

The GOP has awakened a working-class giant, which is standing front and center and declaring proudly, "We are one nation."

Feb. jobless figures down but concerns rise over govt. cuts

March 15, 2011 By John Wojcik

The nation's official unemployment rate declined ever so slightly for the third straight month in February, down 0.1 percent to 8.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced last week.

Miami protests anti-immigrant bills

March 14, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Opponents say if Republicans get their way on immigration in Florida, social, civil and even economic life in Miami and around the state could be severely disrupted.

AFL-CIO’s young workers plan second summit in Twin Cities

March 14, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The AFL-CIO's young workers advisory council is taking charge of the labor movement by making its leadership more youthful and is planning a second summit to take place in the fall.