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Great 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.
Read moreN.Y. transit union pickets UPS, backs Turkish workers
September 2, 2010New York City union members converged outside United Parcel Service's midtown Manhattan office Sept. 1 for an informational picket line on labor rights issues in Turkey.
Read moreTrumka: The elections will define who we are as a nation
September 1, 2010AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told national media the elections come down to a stark choice: leaders who stand with workers, versus right-wingers pushing a corporate agenda.
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