Elections
Unions endorse Obama, gear up for fight vs. 1%
March 13, 2012Podhorzer said that by the end of today the AFL-CIO would be kicking off its 2012 election effort by issuing an official endorsement of President Obama's bid for re-election.
Read moreLabor leader supports Obama admin’s blocking of voter ID laws
March 13, 2012Arlene Holt Baker, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, welcomed the Justice Department's recent decision to strike down voter ID laws in Texas and Wisconsin.
Read moreWill Arizona move left in 2012?
March 12, 2012The 2012 elections are an opportunity to turn things around in Arizona.
Read moreNation’s labor leaders meet to mobilize for 2012 elections
March 12, 2012Leaders of almost every labor union in the country are arriving here today for a special meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive Council.
Read moreWisconsin judge halts state photo ID law for April 3 election
March 9, 2012Calling it "the single most restrictive voter eligibility law" in the nation, Judge David Flanagan issued a temporary injunction stopping the state's requirement to show a photo ID in the April 3 elections.
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