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Union leaders: Time is now for immigration reform
February 28, 2013The executive council of the AFL-CIO unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the Congress of the United States immediately pass immigration reform.
Read moreFederal IDs for all workers: A trial balloon?
February 28, 2013The Senate is considering a bipartisan plan to require all working people in the U.S. to carry a biometric ID card with their finger prints or other markers.
Read moreJanitors, security officers vote to authorize strike
February 22, 2013In back to back votes, SEIU Local 26 security officers and janitors voted unanimously to authorize their respective bargaining committees to call a strike at any time.
Read moreLetter carriers to protest postal service Sat. shutdown
February 22, 2013Stepping up their grassroots lobbying of lawmakers, the Letter Carriers will stage a nationwide protest against the Postal Service's Saturday service shutdown scheme.
Read moreIntl. union leader: “Conditions bad for workers”
February 22, 2013A top international union leader has a grim message for the leaders of world financial institutions.
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