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Detroit needs jobs, not emergency managers
March 1, 2013"We don't need an emergency manager; we need someone to help manage our emergency."
Read moreUnions to focus on dumping GOP governors
March 1, 2013The 2012 election is barely in the books, but the AFL-CIO is already starting to think about the next round of polling, in November 2014.
Read moreMissouri may become latest Right-to-Work (for less) state
February 28, 2013If Republican lawmakers get their way, Missouri may become the 25th state in the nation to impose a so-called 'Right-to-Work' law.
Read moreUnion 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.
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