Labor
Public option non-negotiable, says top labor leader
August 20, 2009If Senate and House members vote against a public health insurance option they will lose the support of organized labor in the next elections, said AFL-CIO Secretary –Treasurer Richard Trumka on national television last night. Trumka...
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British National Health Service – The Truth!
August 19, 2009Opponents to President Obama’s health care reform plan have circulated a number of serious lies and gross distortions about the UK’s National Health Service to defend their own interests and scupper plans that will help the...
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Texas labor takes back Town Hall forums
August 19, 2009The AFL-CIO reports that pro-reform activists are overcoming the extreme tactics employed by the health insurance industry during this August congressional recess. In North Texas, after initially being taken aback by shrill shouting tactics and threats...
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Trumka to Netroots Nation: Keep telling the truth
August 17, 2009One of the highlights of Netroots Nation was last night’s stirring keynote address by AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka, who delivered a call to action to the netroots.
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Thompson picks up endorsement of powerful NYC union
August 15, 2009NEW YORK — In a development with big implications for New York’s mayoral race, AFSCME District Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts announced the union’s decision to endorse Democrat Bill Thompson for mayor. The announcement came...
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