Labor
Political courage to create jobs is lacking, AFL-CIO’s Trumka charges
January 11, 2010Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, in a major address today at the National Press Club in Washington, said the jobs crisis "cries out for political courage but that courage is not much in evidence.
Read moreUnions battle proposed health benefit tax
January 9, 2010A major union leader, commenting on CBO claims that employers will pass along, in the form of raises, cost savings that result from a tax on workers' health benefits said today that, "They may also believe...
Read moreHealth care tax could cost Democrats seats
January 8, 2010At a press conference yesterday a liberal House Democrat leading the congressional push against the Senate plan to tax workers' health benefits said the plan would cost Democratic seats.
Read moreHotel workers sit in, proclaim San Francisco Hilton boycott
January 7, 2010As dusk fell over the city, more than 140 hotel workers and their supporters wearing placards, "Boycott Hilton!" sat in the entry plaza to the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.
Read moreDrop tax on health benefits, say progressives
January 6, 2010A coalition of congressional progressives, the labor movement, and health reform advocates wants to see the final bill include taxes on the wealthy instead of health insurance plans.
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