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Pro-union workers fired in over one-fourth of union election campaigns
March 6, 2009WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than one-fourth of all union-representation elections in the 2000s have been marred by an illegal firing of a pro-union worker, according to a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy...
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Goodbye “trickle-down” economics
March 6, 2009Fresh from winning passage of a $787 billion economic stimulus package, the Obama administration has outlined its $3.6 trillion budget for the coming year. Its priorities represent a sharp break with longstanding Republican “trickle down” economics,...
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Trickle down misery
March 6, 2009WASHINGTON, Mar 4 (IPS) - The world's poorest people had nothing to do with the financial gimmickry that has brought the global economy to its knees but they are paying a heavy price for it and...
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Remember the working class roots of International Women’s Day
March 6, 2009Reposted from www.straight.com As March 8 quickly approaches, it is a good time for working women to take a moment to remember the historical roots of International Women’s Day and take stock of our current conditions...
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One-third of Americans went without health care in past 2 years
March 6, 2009Original source: Nearly 87 million people—more than one-third all Americans under age 65—were without health insurance for at least part of the past two years. Most of the uninsured came from working families. This compelling new...
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