unions
Top Dem says control of House a tossup in 2012
March 29, 2012"My job is to elect 25 Democrats so we can stop these union-bashing, Medicare-privatizing, Social Security-destroying House Republicans," said Rep. Steve Israel.
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Missouri unions fight right-wing obstruction
March 28, 2012"The sun is shining on organized labor today," State Sen. Tim Green, told thousands of union members.
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Steve Cooper, trade union, civil rights activist dies at 77
March 28, 2012Steve Cooper, a longtime trade union, civil rights activist and member of the Los Angeles Metro Club of the Communist Party died recently in Los Angeles. He was 77.
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Teamsters highlight contradictions in Mexican trucks case
March 28, 2012The Teamsters have apparently caught the Obama Transportation Department in several contradictions.
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Labor hits delay on new safety rule
March 28, 2012The Obama administration's Office of Management and Budget is sitting on - apparently indefinitely - a proposed job safety rule to cut worker exposure to silica dust.
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