economy
Trumka: Big Banks’ payment on mortgage settlement good first step
February 13, 2012A $26.5 billion settlement between the states' attorneys general and big banks over the financial finagling with mortgage-backed securities is a good first step, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says.
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Protesters slam Kasich for “selling out Ohio”
February 9, 2012Protesters denounced huge tax giveaways to the rich and big business that the governor is paying for with cuts to education, mental health and city services.
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Labor and business economists call “right to work” unworkable
February 7, 2012A pro-labor economist is saying that Republicans who think "right to work" laws will stimulate the economy in their states are dead wrong.
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Civil rights and labor leaders develop strategy to repeal anti-immigrant law
February 7, 2012Alabama's anti-immigrant law, HB 56, has threatened people of color regardless of their legal status, and continues to damage the state's economy and reputation.
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Dallas “funeral” protests foreclosures
February 6, 2012Progressive organizations came together to protest home foreclosures with a long march and vigil in North Dallas.
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