Jobs
Trumka files dissent from Obama jobs council report
January 19, 2012Trumka said he disagreed and that evidence does not support the claim that significant new job creation would result from such so-called reforms.
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Steelworkers: Refinery closings could cause oil shortages in Northeast
January 13, 2012The union says oil companies' closure of three big refineries in the Philadelphia area - and a plan to demolish one plant if its owner can't find a buyer - could lead to oil shortages in...
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Pollution rule impeded by federal court
January 9, 2012The regulation is intended to reduce, in 27 states, pollution that plays a large factor in unhealthy air downwind.
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Hypocrisy is hallmark of GOP debates
January 9, 2012A representative of the Newt Gingrich Super PAC blamed the loss of manufacturing jobs on Romney's style of doing business.
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Jobs rose by 200,000 in December
January 6, 2012The total number of jobs went up by 200,000 in December, and the official jobless rate dropped to 8.5 percent.
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