Jobs
G-20 fails to do enough for job creation, global labor says
July 5, 2010TORONTO (PAI)--The world's top political leaders are failing to meet the global job creation challenge resulting from the Great Recession, global labor leaders charge.
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Jobs stats prompt demand for action
July 5, 2010DALLAS - North Texas Jobs with Justice initiated a news conference on July 2 as the regular first-Friday unemployment statistics were released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Eight keys to address the deficit
July 5, 2010Labor leader Richard Trumka provides eight critical points to address the deficit in testimony to the White House National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
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Twenty-four hours in jail: “If I ruled the world, I’d free all my sons”
July 1, 2010After spending more than 24 hours in lock-up, I kept thinking of Nas' song: "If I ruled the world/Imagine that/I'd free all my sons."
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Illinois Republican candidates blasted for extremism
July 1, 2010Republican candidates for Illinois governor and U.S. Senate are being blasted for embracing extreme right-wing policies.
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