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Business campaigns against EFCA in fall contests

September 2, 2010 By Joe Sims

As Labor Day approaches, business groups are throwing big money into ad campaigns to undermine pro-labor candidates.

N.Y. transit union pickets UPS, backs Turkish workers

September 2, 2010 By Gary Bono

New York City union members converged outside United Parcel Service's midtown Manhattan office Sept. 1 for an informational picket line on labor rights issues in Turkey.

Trumka: The elections will define who we are as a nation

September 1, 2010 By John Wojcik

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told national media the elections come down to a stark choice: leaders who stand with workers, versus right-wingers pushing a corporate agenda.

Labor Day: President Obama goes to Milwaukee’s LaborFest

September 1, 2010 By Press Associates And Milwaukee Labor Press

MILWAUKEE (PAI)--The President of the United States - along with his Secretary of Labor and the president of the national AFL-CIO - will be special Labor Day guests at Milwaukee's LaborFest.

Budget impasse hurts millions of Californians

September 1, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel

Programs affecting millions of Californians face a double-whammy: delays in funding, and uncertainty about what funding they will ultimately receive.