Elections
To win in November, unions will build “people power”
August 6, 2010WASHINGTON - More than money or anything else, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told labor leaders, "Your union members are the power."
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Labor’s seven “do’s” to win in November
August 4, 2010WASHINGTON - The training was as intense as the rousing speeches here at a Battleground States Conference of AFL-CIO leaders, with a "four pillar" plan and seven "do's."
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Californians reject offshore oil drilling
August 4, 2010In a dramatic turnaround from a year ago, Californians' opposition to offshore oil drilling has soared in the aftermath of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a new poll shows.
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Reagan’s budget director calls GOP tax cuts delusional
August 2, 2010President Reagan's budget director, David Stockman, has slammed today's Republican Party for pushing to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the super-rich.
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CWA takes sober look at labor’s challenges
July 30, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI)--Saying labor's current struggle "is not hopeless, just hard," Communications Workers President Larry Cohen laid out a long list of challenges his union and the rest of the movement face in the months and years...
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