economy
Texas labor calls for quick action on jobs
February 10, 2010AUSTIN, Texas - Labor leaders from across the state, meeting here last weekend, gave their biggest applause when speakers talked about government action to end sky-high unemployment.
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It’s an unemployment crisis, not a deficit crisis
February 10, 2010Extension of jobless benefits is delayed again in the Senate, while conservatives push spending freezes and tax breaks for the rich.
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Top state lawyers press Senate to OK consumer protection agency
February 9, 2010Attorneys general from four states called on the Senate to take the side of the people not the banks by approving a bill to create a strong Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
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Machinists stop Pratt & Whitney from moving jobs
February 8, 2010EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Emotions ran high as union leaders announced details of a court victory blocking P&W from moving work and equipment affecting 1,000 jobs.
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Extend jobless benefits!
February 8, 2010Without this extension millions of unemployed workers and families will be dropped from the rolls. Contact your senators now!
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