Jobs
Californians rally for jobs
February 18, 2010Over 1,000 workers and union activists gathered in the state capital on a working day recently in a spirited rally for job-creating legislation.
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Steelworkers call for Civil Rights 2.0: A youth-led jobs revolution
February 17, 2010A ringing call for a new militant Civil Rights movement "2.0" centered on the fight for jobs was recently made by leaders of the United Steelworkers, Leo W. Gerard and Fred Redmond.
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Jobs crisis spotlighted at monument built by WPA
February 11, 2010DALLAS - At a Robert E. Lee memorial built by the New Deal's WPA government jobs program, an NAACP leader and others called for federal action on jobs.
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Hatch, Grassley play games with jobs bill
February 10, 2010Senate Democrats yesterday came close to, but then backed off from, unveiling an $85 billion dollar "bipartisan" jobs bill that contains many planks drawn up by their Republican colleagues.
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Texas labor calls for quick action on jobs
February 10, 2010AUSTIN, Texas - Labor leaders from across the state, meeting here last weekend, gave their biggest applause when speakers talked about government action to end sky-high unemployment.
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