economy
Building jobs movement from the ground up
April 14, 2010"The fight for jobs is the central fight for our times," stressed Alan Charney, head of Jobs for America Now, a coalition spearheading the fight against unemployment.
Read moreLabor turns up heat in battle to curb Wall Street
April 13, 2010In a national webcast today, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said, "We are taking this fight straight to Wall Street. They created this mess and now they have to pay."
Read moreThree grim tales from the Big Apple
April 13, 2010Ranked third or fourth richest city in the world, will New York tell its young generation that it cannot provide shelter, or classrooms, or even transportation to school?
Read moreCall for actions on jobs: America’s most pressing need
April 13, 2010The AFL-CIO, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and others are calling for immediate and powerful grassroots action for the Miller Bill, to create or save up to one million jobs in local governments.
Read moreNorthern Manhattan mobilizes against budget cuts
April 12, 2010More than 1,000 residents held a unity rally on Saturday to mobilize against proposed budget cuts that will have a devastating effect on this predominantly Latino and black working class community.
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