economy
Where is justice in cutting food stamps?
September 19, 2013Of those receiving government help in the form of food stamps or the SNAP program, 76 percent are children, disabled, or elderly.
Read moreDetroit bankruptcy coming to your city next, leaders warn
September 12, 2013Detroit is the canary in the coalmine, warned speakers at a public forum on the city's bankruptcy, held this past Saturday, sponsored by Congressman John Conyers Jr.
Read moreLabor’s house opens door wide: Let’s work together
September 10, 2013Envisioning a common cause coalition powerful enough to defeat the stranglehold of "entrenched corporate interests," Richard Trumka announced an agenda that would include many democratic goals.
Read moreOrlando unionists organize for more worker power
September 9, 2013ORLANDO, Fla. - Even in a state with a "right-to-work" law like Florida, workers still need to join unions and leverage their power by collectively bargaining with employers.
Read moreElizabeth Warren at AFL-CIO meet: “If we don’t fight, we don’t win”
September 9, 2013LOS ANGELES - Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the outspoken Massachusetts Democrat, told delegates at the 2013 AFL-CIO Convention here Sunday that the agenda of the labor movement and its allies has always been and continues to be...
Read more