Recession
Calif. Democrats seek to avoid the worst cuts
August 11, 2010California Democratic legislative leaders have released a budget plan they say avoids the worst of Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's slash-and-burn cuts
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Cleveland protests Wall Street
August 10, 2010Charging that "Wall Street values are strangling our community", 75 union and other activists held a lunch time rally in front of the downtown offices of the PNC and Huntington banks.
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House to vote on emergency jobs bill
August 9, 2010The AFL-CIO launched a last-minute telephone blitz to members of Congress, August 9, demanding they approve a bill to provide $26 billion in emergency funding to the states.
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Oakland Port tells developers: Make good jobs a priority
July 23, 2010Over 100 community residents and trade union activists were on hand at Port Commission headquarters to welcome a vote vital to assure quality jobs for Oakland residents.
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As Wall Street reform becomes law, GOP drops in polls
July 21, 2010President Obama signed into law today a finance reform bill that he described as "the most sweeping set of changes to America's financial regulatory system since the 1930's."
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