Jobs
Machinists rally to save job security
December 1, 2010Hundreds of Machinist union members and their supporters ralled for job security Tuesday in front of the IAM Lodge 1746 plant, across from Pratt & Whitney's sprawling main production facility in East Hartford, Conn.
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Government wage freeze — a bad idea
November 30, 2010Obama announced his proposal for a two year wage freeze for all non-military government workers. The proposal is a terrible idea. It's bad for the economy and feeds into racist, anti-worker stereotypes of the "lazy" public...
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Connecticut leaders to receive People’s World awards
November 29, 2010Three leaders have been named as recipients of the Amistad Award to be presented here by the People's World on Sunday, Dec. 5.
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Crumbling bridges, rotting pipes and a jobless economy
November 22, 2010A public works program would create thousands of jobs and repair the nation's crumbling infrastructure.
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Austerity is wrong medicine for bleeding economy
November 17, 2010What is delaying an economic recovery is not too much spending and a growing deficit, but not enough federal spending.
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