Labor
Federal labor law regulator hits GOP on filibuster
February 19, 2010The chair of the National Labor Relations Board yesterday came closer to taking an openly pro-labor stand than has any federal regulator in history when she blasted the "political paralysis" fostered by the GOP.
Read moreLabor presses White House on NLRB nominees
February 18, 2010Last week the Republicans filibustered and effectively killed President Obama's nomination of Craig Becker, a long-time pro-labor lawyer. The AFL-CIO is not happy.
Read moreCalifornians rally for jobs
February 18, 2010Over 1,000 workers and union activists gathered in the state capital on a working day recently in a spirited rally for job-creating legislation.
Read moreSteelworkers call for Civil Rights 2.0: A youth-led jobs revolution
February 17, 2010A ringing call for a new militant Civil Rights movement "2.0" centered on the fight for jobs was recently made by leaders of the United Steelworkers, Leo W. Gerard and Fred Redmond.
Read moreMovies, not bombs, are state’s biggest job-creation program since WWII
February 17, 2010SANTA FE, N.M. - A film and media day here this month spotlighted the massive job-creating potential of movies and the arts. The film industry is this state's "biggest job creation program since the Manhattan Project,"...
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