Jobs
Social Forum: In jobs fight, America will find its soul again
June 24, 2010DETROIT - "This struggle for jobs can be the glue that holds us all together, that allows us to be more than we are - it allows 'us' to be 'we'." the AFL-CIO's Nick Unger told...
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In Vancouver, global labor rallies for jobs
June 24, 2010SLIDESHOW: International unions rally for a global job creation agenda and a just economy for workers.
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We can win jobs if we fight for them, autoworkers tell U.S. Social Forum
June 24, 2010DETROIT - United Auto Workers President Bob King brought a message to the U.S. Social Forum here: "The UAW will speak up for and lead the fight for all workers, regardless of whether they are in...
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World labor leaders: Reject dictatorship of markets
June 23, 2010VANCOUVER, Canada - World labor leaders gathered here in the second congress of the International Trade Union Confederation are of one mind in rejecting the "Washington consensus."
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AFL-CIO president issues ringing call for immigrant rights
June 22, 2010CLEVELAND - In a major policy statement, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka said the denial of rights to millions of undocumented workers threatens all Americans.
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