Labor
Listen to America…
August 20, 2008In late July and early August, Listening to America/Platform for Change hearings across the country invited grassroots input for the 2008 Democratic national platform. Below is testimony by steelworker retiree Bruce Bostick at the Aug. 2...
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Poultry workers: Poster-child for Employee Free Choice Act
August 20, 2008WINESBURG, Ohio — After working 20 years at the Case Farms poultry plant here Ken Brown, 55, gets $8.10 an hour. “You can’t live on that,” he said, “especially with the rising prices of fuel and...
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Picket line fun in the sun
August 16, 2008Jugglers, a stilt-walker, kids’ games and bright summer gear livened the scene Aug. 14 as dozens of labor activists picketed the Woodfin Suites Hotel in Emeryville, Calif. The carnival-themed demonstration organized by the East Bay Alliance...
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Labors fight against racism has impact
August 16, 2008Obama holds 10 pt. lead among lower income white workers CHICAGO — The leaders of America’s labor movement are calling upon white union members to put aside any racial biases that could undermine Barack Obama’s labor-supported...
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FDR grandson: Happy Birthday, Social Security!
August 15, 2008Groups take on McCain privatization plan WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Aug. 14, marks the 73rd anniversary of the day the Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In recognition of the...
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