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Who’s to blame for city’s crisis?

December 18, 2009 By John Henry

DETROIT - This beleaguered city is in danger of running out of money, but it's not because of city officials' incompetence or city workers' "greed."

Addison, Ill., Teamsters strike enters 8th week

December 11, 2009 By Benjamin Cline

Workers from Teamsters Local 705 have been on strike for eight weeks against Pain Enterprises in Addison, Ill.

Obama presses jobless aid, job creation

December 9, 2009 By John Wojcik

Restoring job growth and returning people to work is a top White House priority, President Obama said in a major speech yesterday.

World AIDS Day: ‘Be faithful, be tested, be unionized’

December 1, 2009 By John Wojcik

In South Africa, a highly successful AIDS program is led by a union.

Transit workers’ rally highlights safety, budget woes

November 27, 2009 By Rick Nagin

CLEVELAND - A rally protesting the Regional Transit Authority's refusal to address worker and rider safety in contract talks dramatized the challenge facing public transit systems in today's economic crisis.