Jobs
GOP filibuster kills Bring the Jobs Home bill
August 1, 2014Once again, a Senate Republican filibuster killed a pro-worker bill, the Bring The Jobs Home Act, to extend tax credits to firms which do just that.
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Protesters tell Apple: Ensure fair treatment for security guards
July 28, 2014Union and community activists called on the iconic computer and smartphone manufacturer to push for fair treatment of security workers.
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Steel workers campaign to bring outsourced jobs home
July 24, 2014"It makes no sense that manufacturing workers and taxpayers are still being asked to subsidize the cost of shipping our jobs overseas with a tax loophole that should be eliminated."
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Letter carriers: U.S. mail not for sale!
July 24, 2014Letter carriers are concerned about the privatization threat and the threat to eliminate Saturday delivery, and about attempts to end door to door delivery service altogether.
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Postal workers and supporters rally to save the mail
July 23, 2014Chants of "U.S. mail is not for sale" echoed through the canyons of Chicago's downtown skyscrapers as thousands of union postal workers, teachers and other supporters rallied
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