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We want to take you to Pittsburgh with us
August 14, 2009Labor history will be made in Pittsburgh next month. We’re sending a top-notch team of writers, photographers, podcasters and videographers to bring you on-the-spot coverage. Every day online you will be able to see, hear and...
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Union members take back town halls
August 14, 2009Original source: The word is getting out to union members across the country that voices of working families must be included—and heard—in the growing health care reform debate taking place at town hall meetings across the...
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Recession over? Not really
August 14, 2009The job news is confusing. Headlines are announcing 'stabilization', 'unemployment rate falls', 'recession is over this month'. But step into your neighborhood bar -- or coffee shop if you're on the wagon -- and a truer...
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Immigrants don’t overuse health care system
August 14, 2009It's not exactly news among those who follow these things, but it bears noting that a new report once more shows that immigrants in the United States today, whether they have legal status or not, are...
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Bloggers, activists head to Pittsburgh for Netroots Nation confab
August 13, 2009PITTSBURGH, Pa. — With more than 1,500 progressive bloggers and activists streaming into Steel City for the Netroots Nation confab this week, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., joined United Steelworkers president Leo Gerard, Campaign for America’s Future...
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