Jobs
$27 million granted to hire New York’s unemployed for Sandy relief
November 27, 2012There were protests to demand power be restored and for more help with the clean up. This situation to too big and too costly for private, profit-making companies to handle.
Read moreIndy stands up for Walmart workers
November 26, 2012Nearly 40 community and union members showed up at an East Side Walmart here to show solidarity with the store's workers.
Read moreUnions focus ads on “fiscal cliff” issues
November 26, 2012"The voters spoke loud and clear and rejected any cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security."
Read moreUSPS hiring freeze hurts veterans, postal workers say
November 20, 2012While the USPS was closed on Veterans Day, Portland, Ore. postal employees used their day off to say that if USPS really wants to honor veterans, it should hire them.
Read moreIf unemployment insurance extensions expire, economy will lose 400,000 jobs in 2013
November 14, 2012If the federally funded extended unemployment insurance benefits expire at the end of 2012, the economy will lose 400,000 jobs in 2013.
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