economy
Militant action needed to solve youth unemployment
April 12, 2010Youth joblessness is at its highest level since the Great Depression - in the post-industrial towns of the U.S. three generations have come of age without the experience of gainful employment.
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Why working people are angry and why politicians should listen
April 9, 2010AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka details the struggles facing America's working people and the challenges to take the anger and use it in unifying and productive ways.
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Major jobs bill faces GOP filibuster vow
April 7, 2010A day after Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., vowed to block all future jobs bills, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights called on members of Congress to co-sponsor the Local Jobs for America Act.
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March jobs not enough to reduce unemployment rate
April 2, 2010This morning's release of the government employment report showed 162,000 payroll jobs gained in March, the largest jump in three years.
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State workers slam cuts, call for taxing the rich
April 1, 2010JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - "It is not OK to balance the budget off of our backs," state workers told lawmakers here March 31.
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