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Youth: What the hell are we fighting for?
August 15, 2011With the recent riots in London never has there been a clearer example that a new generation of youth with limitless potential is being wasted.
Read moreCongressional Black Caucus jobs hearings begin in Cleveland
August 8, 2011With African American unemployment at over 16 percent, the Congressional Black Caucus has launched a series of public hearings and jobs fairs across the country during the month of August.
Read moreLabor says jobs deficit is the real crisis
August 2, 2011Labor leaders say the nation's real crisis is not a debt crisis but an unemployment crisis and spending cuts could, in fact, spiral the country into an even deeper recession.
Read moreUnions demand good jobs as study shows openings pay little
August 2, 2011"Industries that once were great contributors to our country - auto, shipbuilding, machine tools and even electronics - are shadows of what they once were," declares the Task Force on Job Creation, in its report, released...
Read moreLabor-backed think tank: Job slump will continue
July 12, 2011There's bad news for the nation's 14 million unemployed: Two top experts at the Economic Policy Institute say the jobs slump will continue.
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