Labor
Labor leaders: GOP holding workers as hostages
August 3, 2012The right wing, is holding workers and the economy "hostage" to their demands for continuing and permanent tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent.
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Labor to mobilize 400,000 volunteers for 2012 elections
August 3, 2012The AFL-CIO's executive council gave final approval to a plan to deploy at least 400,000 union members to work on the re-election of President Obama.
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Labor, community groups to launch campaign against GOP on taxes
August 2, 2012The GOP-led House on August 1 rejected extending Democratic-proposed tax cuts for the middle class.
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Supporters rally for striking Houston janitors in 17 cities
August 2, 2012Support for striking Houston janitors mushroomed all over the country yesterday.
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Court kills, for now, NLRB attempt to speed union elections
August 1, 2012A federal district judge in D.C. has turned down the request to reconsider and reverse his prior ruling.
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