economy
UAW’s King praises Obama’s ‘moral courage’ in auto firm rescue
September 6, 2012In a Sept. 5 prime time speech to the Democratic National Convention, King said Obama went against popular sentiment when he constructed the rescue plan for the two firms.
Read moreObama praised for creating 4.5 million jobs
September 6, 2012"For almost 20 years I have been a proud member of UAW Local 1112; thanks to President Obama, I still am."
Read moreCommunity rallies to save San Francisco City College
September 6, 2012A broad coalition of city residents and leaders is launching a campaign to assure the future of the 90,000-student City College, beleaguered by years of budget cuts.
Read moreCaterpillar capitalism triumphs
August 30, 2012Machinists at Caterpillar voted to accept the company's contract offer, which included the same give backs as the one they rejected some four months ago.
Read morePortugal’s optimistic prime minister “on another planet”
August 29, 2012Unions say Portugal's prime minister is "living on another planet" after he predicted investment in the crisis-hit economy would bounce back next year.
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