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Senate to jobless workers: Drop dead!
October 12, 2011Jobless workers took a day off from pounding the pavements to come to D.C. on Oct. 11 to lobby lawmakers for President Obama's American Jobs Act. It didn't work.
Read moreAFL-CIO’s week of action focuses on jobs
October 11, 2011Somewhere over New Mexico, there's a big, hot air balloon flying. "Jobs, Not Cuts," its sign declares.
Read moreOver 800 youth converge in Minneapolis for AFL-CIO Next Up Summit
October 11, 2011This year's AFL-CIO Next Up Summit Sept. 29 - Oct. had a very different flavor. Unlike the 2010 summit, this conference was lead and organized by young union members from across the country.
Read moreLabor and community stand behind Occupy San Jose
October 10, 2011Downtown San Jose rang with activists' chants and the honking horns of supportive motorists Oct. 9, as a labor-community coalition rallied in support of Occupy San Jose.
Read moreCalifornia hotel ordered to shell out $36,000 in back pay
October 7, 2011An Embassy Suites hotel was found guilty of denying required paid rest breaks to seven of its workers, and has been ordered to pay each of them about $5,000.
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