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Call for stronger labor law first for Obama on national television

January 22, 2015 By John Wojcik

Obama, for the first time since he took office six years ago, used his State of the Union Speech last Tuesday to call for new, tougher labor laws to protect worker's rights.

Report: Indigenous women in Canada face high murder rate

January 22, 2015 By Andrea Perkins

A new report exposes how indigenous women in Canada are being murdered and are disappearing at alarming rates.

Cuba-U.S. normalization negotiations begin

January 22, 2015 By Emile Schepers

The dramatic announcement by Raul Castro and Barack Obama on the normalization of relations between Cuba and the U.S. has already borne fruit.

President Obama goes on offense in State of the Union

January 21, 2015 By John Wojcik

An upbeat and forceful President Obama signaled he intends to use the rest of his second term to push for a progressive agenda on behalf of the nation's working people.

Happiness is … joining a union!

January 21, 2015 By Clyde Weiss

Union members are happier with their lives than nonunion workers. Makes sense, right? Now comes a study that proves it.