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Labor coalition pushes for financial reform
October 20, 2009Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of almost all the nation’s unions and more than 200 other organizations, is stepping up efforts this week to push for strong re-regulation of the finance industry.
Read moreLabor slams ‘deeply flawed’ Finance health bill
October 15, 2009The labor movement will oppose any health reform bill that does not correct the "deeply flawed" version approved by the Senate Finance Committee.
Read moreAnger boils over health industry’s threat
October 15, 2009Labor, its allies, elected officials and the White House itself are mobilizing in response to insurance company attacks on health care reform.
Read moreFired workers say, ‘Not so fast!’
October 13, 2009Companies that terminate workers in questionable ways are finding themselves in court, facing not just the employees they terminate but also the unions that represent them.
Read moreObama pledges to allow LGBT people to serve openly
October 12, 2009Last Saturday, just one night before 150,000 gay rights supporters marched on the Capitol, President Obama pledged to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military.
Read moreTime running out for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
October 08, 2009In the last several days support for lifting the ban on gays serving openly in the military has been surfacing on numerous fronts, leading even those who have been critical of the Obama administration for not moving fast enough on gay rights issues to feel encouraged.
Read moreGOP tries ‘taxpayer rights’ trick
October 07, 2009The so called "taxpayer bill of rights," which slashed jobs and services for years in Colorado is making new appearances in both Washington state and Maine.
Read moreWhite House tackles teen violence
October 07, 2009CHICAGO – Attorney General Eric Holder declared Oct. 7 that the beating death of a 16-year-old high school student was a “stark wake-up call” to the nation to deal with youth violence.
Read moreSenate Dems want more states in on benefits
October 07, 2009Senators are demanding more compensation for their states.
Read moreLabor turns up the heat on health care
October 06, 2009Labor leaders converge on Washington D. C. for days of lobbying for a public option.
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