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AFL-CIO: Republicans voted almost 100% wrong on labor issues

February 14, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The party cleavage was stark in the GOP-run House last year on key votes. Unions use the AFL-CIO figures as part of their evaluations when deciding, locally, whether to support or oppose an incumbent lawmaker.

Eight minutes when the people of Illinois owned their Capitol (with video)

November 10, 2011 By Combined Sources

Occupy Springfield used the "People's Mic" to make a statement about corporate "terrorism" at the Illinois State Capitol Nov. 9.

Health care reform poised to pass, 41 senators support public option

March 15, 2010 By John Wojcik

The White House predicted today that the president's health care reform plan will pass the House this week and, in a related development, even the public option is looking like a very real possibility.

Machinists union creates website to organize nation’s unemployed

February 23, 2010 By Pepe Lozano

A new website nicknamed UCubed aims to unite over 31 million unemployed Americans to get organized, build power and fight together with the labor movement for jobs and economic recovery.