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EPA to hire the unemployed in Michigan

September 8, 2011 By John Case

The program will specifically target Michigan's youth - who suffer nearly 50 percent unemployment rates in Detroit.

Public support grows for government jobs program

September 7, 2011 By John Wojcik

"Let's make our country what it should be," said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka yesterday.

For Latinos, recession takes its toll

September 7, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

As millions nationwide remain unemployed and struggle to stay afloat in the most punishing recession since the Great Depression, civil rights and labor leaders note Latinos and communities of color continue to suffer the most in...

Thousands show up for Black Caucus jobs fair (video)

September 6, 2011 By Rossana Cambron

Video highlights from the Congressional Black Caucus jobs fair/town hall meeting held on Aug. 31 here at the Crenshaw Christian Center with more than 500 people in attendance. An estimated 20,000 showed up for the CBC's...

Labor-backed think tank: Another lost generation?

September 6, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

When it comes to income and net wealth, the years since 1983 have been a "lost generation" for all but the richest 5 percent of the U.S., say Larry Mishel and Heidi Shierholz of the Economic...