Teresa Albano
LATEST ARTICLES BY Teresa Albano
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Labor
New Yorkers keep Triangle fire legacy alive
March 25, 2011NEW YORK (March 25) - Thousands of New Yorkers marked the 100th anniversary of the worst industrial accident in city history - the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist fire - with a ceremony at the site where 146...
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Rally marks first birthday for Obama health care law
March 24, 2011Chicago-area residents celebrated the one year anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act by President Obama, March 23, with stories of how the law helped them obtain affordable and quality health care.
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Shame! GOP takes away rights in blink of eye
March 10, 2011Republicans rammed through a bill that would undo 50 years of labor rights in Wisconsin.
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GOP budget would close Social Security offices
February 28, 2011If Republicans have their way with the federal budget it would close Social Security offices across the country.
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Rahm Emanuel elected Chicago mayor, voters say ho-hum
February 24, 2011CHICAGO -- The only surprises in the Feb. 22 mayor's race were how quickly Rahm Emanuel's victory came in and the low voter turnout in the first mayor's race in decades that didn't have a Daley...
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Labor
It’s not about money, it’s about freedom: voices from Wisconsin
February 20, 2011There is one thing Wisconsin union families want everyone to know: the protests are about workers' freedom to organize into a union and bargain collectively.
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Workers turn Wisconsin battle into epic uprising
February 18, 2011"I've never been in a workers' uprising like this in my life," said a middle-aged woman as everyone around her broke into cheers, with thousands of workers packing the state Capitol on the fourth day of...
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Help wanted: no jobless need apply
February 18, 2011Unemployment has hovered at 10 percent for months, yet employers are refusing to hire the jobless.
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