Jobs
Obama turns up the heat on big business
February 7, 2011The president's speech to the Chamber of Commerce Feb. 7 was much more than the "thaw with business leaders."
Read moreFacing benefit cutoff, jobless “99ers” organize
February 7, 2011Activists note official unemployment in Connecticut has more than doubled to about 170,000 since 2007, with no sign of improvement. It's a crisis for the entire state and demands emergency attention, they say.
Read moreIt’s official: jobless rate in January at 9 percent
February 4, 2011Unemployment dropped in January by .4 percent to 9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. It was the second straight .4 percent monthly decline in the official rate. That was the only good news in...
Read moreRight-wing “blizzard narrative” is anti-worker snow job
February 2, 2011As a massive winter storm pounds much of the country, the tea party/Republicans are pushing a disastrous narrative: strangle vital public services, like snowplowing, then blame public workers and their unions.
Read moreHire the unemployed to meet the snow emergency
February 2, 2011It’s time to hire the unemployed at union wages - start with laid off public workers - and help save lives and clean up this mess.
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