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Steelworkers formally endorse Obama, unanimously

March 7, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

"This is the right time to do the right thing for a man who proved he is right for the job," said Steelworkers President Leo Gerard.

French presidential front-runner proposes sharp tax hike for the rich

March 6, 2012 By Pedro Conceicao

French voters responded positively to the proposal, with recent polls showing a slight uptick in support for Hollande. The prospects of passing such tax-the-rich legislation will depend on parliamentary elections,.

Iranian people confront regime plus war threat

March 2, 2012 By Jane Green

The political opposition is completely barred from the election. Almost all political groupings of democratic orientation have called for a boycott of the sham.

Labor leaders to focus on 2012 election

February 29, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

As might be expected in a presidential election year, politics will take center stage when the AFL-CIO Executive Council meets.

At UAW legislative conference, Obama defends auto bailout

February 28, 2012 By John Wojcik

In a rousing speech to a legislative conference of the UAW, President Obama defended his administration's bailout of the auto industry and credited UAW workers as the real saviors of the big Detroit companies.