Rick Nagin
LATEST ARTICLES BY Rick Nagin
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Defying obstruction, voting begins in Ohio
October 2, 2012Crowds gathered at election boards early Tuesday morning, waiting for the doors to open on the first day of early voting in Ohio in the critical Nov. 6 presidential election.
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Ohioans “all fired up” by GOP vote suppression effort
September 26, 2012100 public officials and supporters rallied in a show of determination to overcome efforts to stop Ohioans from voting in the presidential election.
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Fantasy questions and belly laughs: Election 2012
September 24, 2012Here are some fantasy questions I'd love to see Mitt Romney asked by a debate moderator.
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Ohio labor rallies for Obama
September 18, 2012At the Ohio State AFL-CIO Convention delegates heard a continuous cascade of powerful appeals to fully mobilize labor behind the President in the all-important November election.
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Pride at Work puts “Boots on the Ground”
September 17, 2012Some 200 delegates to Pride@Work - the LGBT affiliate of the AFL-CIO - put their theme of "Boots on the Ground" into action.
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Black clergy and labor unite against voter suppression
September 5, 2012Reacting to Republican efforts to suppress voting, the African American community and the AFL-CIO are mounting a massive effort to promote balloting.
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Judy Gallo, longtime activist, dies at 70
August 22, 2012About 100 friends and activists in labor and progressive groups gathered at a memorial here Aug. 18 to pay tribute to Judy Gallo, who died recently at age 70.
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Attacking race-baiting, Ohio labor launches election drive
August 17, 2012"We are not dealing with your parents' and grandparents' Republican Party, and if we don't recognize the danger, we could lose everything."
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