Labor
Massive Capitol Hill rally demands real health reform
June 27, 2009WASHINGTON -- Thousands of union members and ordinary citizens massed on Capitol Hill on Thursday to make their voices heard for a progressive health care reform with a public option. The crowd at the demonstration, organized...
Read moreSouth Carolinians point to Sanfords real misdeeds
June 26, 2009South Carolina AFL-CIO President Donna DeWitt quickly brushed aside questions about Gov. Mark Sanford’s tearful admission June 24 that he flew secretly to Argentina for a weeklong tryst. Instead she pointed to other, bigger misdeeds. The...
Read moreUnions on the march in D.C. for universal health care
June 26, 2009WASHINGTON – Thousands of union members and their allies are marching today in the nation’s capital, demanding universal, quality, affordable health care. They are highlighting two special demands – that the plan include a strong public...
Read moreWells Fargo charged with job-icide and home-icide
June 25, 2009CHICAGO — Dozens of labor, community and religious leaders rallied here in front of the Wells Fargo home lending offices June 23 demanding the bank save 100 jobs and extend credit to the Quad City Die...
Read moreDaryl Hannah, scientist arrested in W.Va. protest
June 25, 2009Actress Daryl Hannah, NASA scientist James Hansen and former U.S. Rep. Ken Hechler were among 31 people arrested Tuesday as they and several hundred others protested mountaintop removal mining in southern West Virginia.
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