unions
To win in November, unions will build “people power”
August 6, 2010WASHINGTON - More than money or anything else, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told labor leaders, "Your union members are the power."
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Labor joins One Nation coalition to reorder nation’s priorities
August 5, 2010WASHINGTON - The AFL-CIO executive committee has voted unanimously to join One Nation, Working Together, a new coalition of labor and civil rights groups.
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Obama asks labor to help prevent GOP takeover
August 5, 2010WASHINGTON - President Obama spent the morning of his birthday asking labor leaders to do everything they can to prevent a Republican takeover of Congress in November.
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Labor’s seven “do’s” to win in November
August 4, 2010WASHINGTON - The training was as intense as the rousing speeches here at a Battleground States Conference of AFL-CIO leaders, with a "four pillar" plan and seven "do's."
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No enthusiasm gap here: Labor mobilizes for “most crucial election in 75 years”
August 3, 2010WASHINGTON - Anyone betting that Republicans will take over Congress this November wasn't at the AFL-CIO's Battleground States Conference today.
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