Jobs
It’s an unemployment crisis, not a deficit crisis
February 10, 2010Extension of jobless benefits is delayed again in the Senate, while conservatives push spending freezes and tax breaks for the rich.
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Senate moving toward smaller jobs bill
February 2, 2010The jobs bill now being drafted in the Senate, only half the size of the one passed by the House in December, is "not enough."
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Reds put jobs fight at top of to-do list
January 29, 2010The fight for jobs, and for the unemployed, is central to any economic recovery and to any forward motion for a people's agenda.
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Labor backs president’s emphasis on jobs
January 28, 2010Union leaders reacting last night and today to President Obama's State of the Union address praised his emphasis on job creation.
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Teens testify ‘We want jobs’
January 27, 2010CHICAGO, Ill.— According to 18-year-old African American Gabrielle Banks, having a job as a young person these days, is more than just an opportunity to gain experience in the workforce or build skills. A job is...
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