Labor
Unions begin big election effort
June 14, 2008Targets include South, Midwest and ‘Ohio, Ohio, Ohio’With the primary season over, labor is wasting no time jumping into the fall campaign. The 10-million-member AFL-CIO is expected to endorse Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee,...
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GOP blocks jobless benefit extension
June 13, 2008Congressional allies of President Bush scraped up just enough enemies of workers on Capitol Hill June 11 to ensure that a Democratic move to extend unemployment benefits fell short by three votes. Democrats brought the measure...
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Labor and lawmakers unveil new trade bill, take steps to undo years of ‘SHAFTA’
June 13, 2008Union and congressional leaders announced June 5 that they are backing a new trade bill that works for workers, not just for giant multinationals. If it becomes law, the president will be required to review all...
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Worst jobless stats in 20 years only the tip of the iceberg
June 11, 2008The announcement June 6 that the jump in the unemployment rate is the worst in more than a generation resulted in a few corporate analysts admitting we are now in an economy that has probably “stalled.”...
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Labor mobilizes to extend jobless benefits
June 11, 2008Labor leaders held an emergency telephone press conference June 10 and are appealing to everyone to call or e-mail their Congressional representatives on June 11 and 12 to urge them to vote for a new bill...
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