Jobs
Six steps! Leaders say, “Prep infrastructure for climate change”
February 12, 2013Leaders of the labor-environmental group Blue-Green Alliance called on the president to launch and prioritize a national dialogue on climate change.
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Obama expected to oppose forced cuts in State of Union
February 12, 2013President Obama is expected to make a case against the budget-slashing sequester scheduled for March 1.
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End of the post office as a public institution?
February 12, 2013This year the post office will close half its processing centers. By the end of this summer Saturday delivery is scheduled to end. Over the next year over 3,000 local post offices will close.
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Avondale shipyard story could get a happy ending
February 7, 2013The long struggle by thousands of Avondale shipyard workers here to save their jobs appears to have been successful.
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Austerity busting bill introduced
February 5, 2013The Progressive Caucus bill, called the Balancing Act, invests in job creation and calls for paying for those investments with defense cuts.
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