Labor
Labor coalition pushes for financial reform
October 20, 2009Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of almost all the nation’s unions and more than 200 other organizations, is stepping up efforts this week to push for strong re-regulation of the finance industry.
Read moreYoung workers are the future of America, says new labor official
October 20, 2009Speaking at the “A Better Deal 2009” Demos conference Oct. 15, Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer, said fixing the economic crisis and the future of America depends on the leadership and active involvement of young people.
Read moreMexican electricians receive U.S. labor solidarity
October 17, 2009A growing list of U.S. labor unions is expressing their solidarity with workers of the electric company that serves central Mexico, which is facing repression from the government.
Read more100,000 march for jobs in Puerto Rico
October 15, 2009“Today we declare a State of Peaceful Insurrection of the people of Puerto Rico”, declared Juan Vera, Methodist bishop of Puerto Rico, as he called for going from “protests to resistance to civil disobedience.”
Read moreLabor slams ‘deeply flawed’ Finance health bill
October 15, 2009The labor movement will oppose any health reform bill that does not correct the "deeply flawed" version approved by the Senate Finance Committee.
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