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Senate approved transportation bill would create 200,000 jobs
March 15, 2012The Senate-approved bill now heads to the House, where unions and workers hope it will get passed.
Read more“Recall Walker!” – 62,000 Wisconsin workers fight back
March 13, 2012Wisconsinites stood up and proved that once again, they are ready to fight.
Read moreIBEW members to install electric car charging stations
March 12, 2012Electrical Workers Local 1 and the St. Louis chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association have launched the first electrical car training program in Missouri.
Read more227,000 jobs added, jobless rate steady at 8.3 percent
March 9, 2012The economy added 227,000 jobs in February with the official unemployment rate staying at 8.3 percent according to new figures released this morning.
Read moreBlack and Latino seniors face double poverty rates
February 28, 2012A new report says that 19.4% of Black seniors and 19%t of Latino seniors have incomes below the federal poverty line, compared to 9.4% for the senior population as a whole.
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