Labor

Apollo Project would create 3.3 million jobs

January 16, 2004

WASHINGTON – Environmental, labor, and civil rights organizations convened a National Press Club news conference Jan. 14 to denounce Bush-Cheney energy policies – blocked by a Senate filibuster last month – as a giveaway to oil...

Iowa labor leader urges unity against Bush

January 16, 2004

On the eve of the Jan. 19 Iowa caucuses, the first major test of the 2004 elections, Iowa AFL-CIO President Mark Smith warned against disunity in the battle to defeat George W. Bush next November. “Most...

Immigration plan chains workers

January 16, 2004

The “more compassionate” immigration system for undocumented workers proposed by President George W. Bush on Jan. 7 will grant corporations greater ability to pit U.S. workers against the global work force for domestic jobs, say labor...

Dr. Kings vision inspires all working people

January 15, 2004

With the exception of Labor Day, there is no more important celebration of the fight for justice for all working people than Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Some people may only see Dr. King as a...

The Grinch cuts off the unemployed

January 9, 2004 By Art Perlo

The Bush administration joined the Republican congressional leadership in their annual holiday raspberry for the unemployed. They all went home in December, allowing the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program to expire.