Labor
Crumbling bridges, rotting pipes and a jobless economy
November 22, 2010A public works program would create thousands of jobs and repair the nation's crumbling infrastructure.
Read moreU.S. official: We need independent labor media
November 19, 2010WASHINGTON - The mainstream media has become so biased against working people that even a federal agency can't get its message out, says a senior Department of Labor official.
Read moreTrumka: more jobs solve deficit crisis
November 19, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI) - AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka is strongly reiterating the position that creation of more jobs will increase revenues and thus solve the nation's deficit and debt crisis.
Read moreBad news for workers: Kline hates EFCA, opposes tougher OSHA penalties
November 19, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI) - John Kline, the Republican who will take over the House Education and Labor Committee next year, hates the Employee Free Choice Act and opposes tougher penalties for job safety and health violations.
Read moreHundreds remember ReeAnne Halonen, 1943-2010
November 18, 2010ReeAnne Halonen got her last wish. A Dixieland band on Nov. 14 led family and friends with trumpet and trombone blaring in a funeral procession up the street to a park two blocks from her home.
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