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In California elections, ‘jobs’ is the watchword
September 8, 2010OAKLAND, Calif. - With unemployment officially pegged at 12.3 percent in California, it's clear topic number one for Democratic candidates at all levels will be jobs.
Read moreOhioans kick off mid-term election fight
September 8, 2010Warning of the extreme danger to the rights working people and to democracy if Republicans win, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and candidates for office stumped Labor Day events.
Read moreGreat day for labor: Obama goes to Milwaukee
September 7, 2010MILWAUKEE -- There was one clear message everyone in the crowd at Laborfest here took home with them September 6: the true meaning of Labor Day.
Read moreUnions shape Missouri Senate race: GOP/Wall Street vs. everybody else
September 2, 2010ST. LOUIS - "The right wing wants to keep America from succeeding; they want to keep the president from succeeding; they want to keep us from succeeding."
Read moreMott’s strike takes national stage
September 2, 2010As of August 30, the 300 workers at the Mott's plant in Williamson, N.Y., have been on strike for 100 days.
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