Jobs
Teachers union endorses Oct. 2 One Nation jobs march
July 9, 2010SEATTLE — Delegates to the American Federation of Teachers 81th Convention here applauded as AFT President Randi Weingarten urged them to mobilize for an October 2 jobs march on Washington, D.C.
Read moreWorkers of the world need a “new global economic order”
July 6, 2010VANCOUVER, Canada - In the video below, Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, summarizes an opinion expressed by many at this global union meet: Make the banks pay to create jobs and clean up their mess.
Read moreG-20 fails to do enough for job creation, global labor says
July 5, 2010TORONTO (PAI)--The world's top political leaders are failing to meet the global job creation challenge resulting from the Great Recession, global labor leaders charge.
Read moreJobs stats prompt demand for action
July 5, 2010DALLAS - North Texas Jobs with Justice initiated a news conference on July 2 as the regular first-Friday unemployment statistics were released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Read moreEight keys to address the deficit
July 5, 2010Labor leader Richard Trumka provides eight critical points to address the deficit in testimony to the White House National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
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