Jobs – Page 236 – People's World

The big minus

January 6, 2010 By John Case

Without a rapid draw-down in unemployment numbers, Obama will be unlikely to resurrect the coalition he needs to address other important questions.

Even the Washington Post agrees: It was a ‘Decade of Disaster!’

January 4, 2010 By John Wojcik

It took the Washington Post until almost a year after he left office to do it, but on its front page Jan. 2 the paper, which normally emphasizes happy economic news, printed a report that described...

A program to address the economic crisis

December 28, 2009 By Sam Webb

Only direct and indirect government intervention to stimulate and restructure the economy along democratic lines stands a chance of lifting the working class and nation out of crisis.

60 organizations demand gov’t create millions of jobs

December 17, 2009 By Tim Wheeler

A coalition of 60 labor, civil rights and community organizations launched a campaign Dec. 16 to pressure Congress to "put America back to work" by passing legislation that creates millions of living-wage jobs.

House to pass jobs bill

December 16, 2009 By John Wojcik

While AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, in a live webcast yesterday, answered questions about the jobs crisis from workers all over the country, Democratic leaders announced a jobs bill.