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Unions plan June conference to draw youth into labor movement
March 09, 2010ORLANDO, Fla. - The labor movement, determined to build its membership among the nation's youth, will sponsor a Young Leaders Conference this June in Washington.
Read moreLabor has plan to make banks pay
March 08, 2010One of the most innovative labor proposals is for a financial transactions tax on Wall Street.
Read moreWorker rights are key to economic recovery, union leaders say
March 05, 2010ORLANDO, Fla. - The economy cannot truly recover unless the United States moves out of "the dark ages" in the area of workers' rights, top labor leaders said here this week.
Read moreTaking aim at Wall Street, labor launches Week of Action for jobs
March 04, 2010The nation's labor movement will hold picket lines and rallies in front of banks and financial institutions in 200 cities March 15-20, under the banner "Good Jobs Now, Make Wall Street Pay."
Read moreUndaunted, labor builds a movement from the ground up
March 03, 2010ORLANDO, Fla. - The labor movement this week chose a neighborhood reeling from the economic crisis as its launching pad for a national campaign for jobs.
Read moreLabor leaders express anger at Obama administration
March 02, 2010In a closed-door meeting, union leaders expressed anger and frustration over what they say is the administration's lack of bold action on jobs, health care and labor law reform, and its support of mass firings of teachers.
Read moreTeachers’ union leader scores administration for backing mass firings
March 02, 2010As top union leaders met yesterday, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, criticized the Obama administration for backing mass teacher firings in Rhode Island.
Read moreUnions push to save jobs in Florida and across the nation
March 02, 2010Union leaders decry "job destruction program," as workers, unions, small business owners and community activists fight to save 23,000 Florida jobs at NASA and beyond.
Read moreLabor moves to dump Arkansas senator
March 01, 2010The AFL-CIO will reportedly put "everything we've got" into a primary election challenge against Sen. Blanche Lincoln, a Blue Dog Democrat described as "just terrible for working people."
Read more‘We will not be denied,’ top labor leader says
March 01, 2010As nation's labor leaders meet, AFL-CIO's Arlene Holt Baker says, "We will not lower our expectations, because the American people are not lowering theirs."
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