unions
Trumka: Time for a new economy
January 11, 2010The full text of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's speech on labor's agenda for a new economy at the National Press Club.
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GOP anti-union stance weakens national security
January 6, 2010A bunch of right-wing Republicans led by Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina are trying to blame the labor movement for airport security weaknesses.
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Even the Washington Post agrees: It was a ‘Decade of Disaster!’
January 4, 2010It took the Washington Post until almost a year after he left office to do it, but on its front page Jan. 2 the paper, which normally emphasizes happy economic news, printed a report that described...
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The year in headlines: High hopes at start, roadblocks at end
December 31, 2009WASHINGTON (PAI) — It was a year that started with such high hopes for workers and their unions — and ended in roadblocks and looming disappointment.
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Health care activists vow to continue struggle
December 23, 2009A Philadelphia rally makes the point that the Senate's health care bill is not the end of the struggle.
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