economy
Unemployment compensation could add billions more to Fla. economy
March 4, 2011Unemployment compensation acts as one of the most efficient stimulus programs, pumping more than $9 billion into the local economy.
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Ashtabula workers give GOP rep an earful
March 2, 2011During a town hall meeting in Ohio this week hundreds of community and labor activists rallied against a Republican-led state senate bill that would destroy collective bargaining rights for public workers.
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Women take lead in fight for jobs
March 2, 2011Women's rights activists note that, while the jobs crisis is harming all sectors of society, women and girls are being hit especially hard. Despite recent recovery efforts the unemployment rate among women has increased.
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New Yorkers hit budget cuts
February 28, 2011Originally slated as a rally against Mayor Bloomberg's threatened layoffs and cutbacks, the rally became one in a series of actions in solidarity with Wisconsin public workers.
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Wisconsin and beyond: the conflict is irreconcilable
February 28, 2011Wisconsin, joined by other states, is ground zero of an irreconcilable conflict over the role of government.
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