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Trumka: State of the Union must be a call to action on jobs

January 19, 2011 By John Wojcik And Jordan Farrar

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka urged President Obama to make next week’s State of the Union Address a “call to action, a call to invest in our future, to create jobs, to be the country we can...

At King birthday rally, elected officials urge grassroots involvement

January 19, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Bay area elected officials addressed a crowd that packed the great hall at International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 6 to honor the great civil rights and peace leader.

Health reform helps Californians, repeal would be costly

January 13, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

The California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) has released a report detailing what would happen to Californians if repeal happens.

Wal-Mart job-killing “Trojan horse,” says new report

January 12, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Allowing Wal-Mart open a store here would be akin to letting in an economy-killing "Trojan Horse," says this city's Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and he has a study to prove it.

Obama, triangulation and what’s our job for 2012

January 11, 2011 By John Case

For Obama, triangulation makes sense, and focusing criticism on it instead of on putting together the grassroots structures for us to win in 2012 is a dead end.