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White 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.
Read moreLabor mounts drive to count every Latino
October 05, 2009The labor movement is adding careful counting of every single Spanish speaking person in the United States to the long list of things it already does above and beyond its traditional role of representing workers on the job.
Read moreRight fails to stop jobless benefits extension
October 02, 2009The House votes to extend unemployment compensation.
Read moreUnions mark gains under Obama
October 01, 2009Union leaders and members are saying that eight months into the Obama administration it is clear that labor’s unprecedented investment in the effort to support the election of the president and a 60 vote Democratic majority in the Senate is paying off.
Read moreSugar company to blame for deaths, federal agency says
October 01, 2009Agency blames suguar company and the Bush administration for worker deaths.
Read moreFired hotel housekeepers reject Hyatt ‘job offer’
September 30, 2009Hyatt offered to "rehire" fired Boston hotel workers: but take a look at the strings attached!
Read moreNew AFL-CIO leaders set fighting tone
September 29, 2009The AFL-CIO's new leadership launches a national tour pressing for a public health option and passing the EFCA.
Read moreLabor tells G-20 to save planet and its workers
September 27, 2009PITTSBURGH — It was clear at a rally here last night that the labor and environmental movements are more united now than ever before as they put forward demands on leaders of the G-20 nations that they believe are needed to rescue both workers and the planet.
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