Republicans
Unions hit GOP “verification” scheme
June 20, 2011AFL-CIO President Trumka and Service Employees Secretary-Treasurer Medina are blasting the GOP's latest anti-worker gambit: Forcing firms to use a faulty employee verification scheme, called "E-verify."
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Congressional Progressive Caucus launches campaign to push for jobs
June 17, 2011The "Speak out for Good Jobs Now" initiative will feature public hearings where workers will voice their concerns and ideas about the economy.
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Attacks on labor end in a whimper
June 17, 2011The third big front in the right-wing Republican-business state-by-state war on workers, in Missouri, ended when the state legislature adjourned in May.
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Video: Fighting, teaching and learning in Walkerville
June 15, 2011What a treat to walk around and talk to the "Walkerville" citizens! Great discussions going on all the time. History, political economy, trade unionism, coalition building and many other topics fill the air.
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The battle for economic recovery
June 15, 2011Two recent government reports cut through all the rhetoric and posturing, expose the heart of the ongoing economic crisis.
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