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Millions of Californians now benefit from health care law

March 27, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

As the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments by Affordable Care Act's opponents, including 26 states, other states are already putting parts of the law into practice as they look toward full implementation in 2014.

‘Arab Spring’ unions get top rights award

March 26, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Two union federations that have been leaders in the "Arab Spring," in Tunisia and Bahrain, received the AFL-CIO's top human rights award.

Progressive alliance charts new course for Latin America

March 26, 2012 By Mike Giocondo

Over 250 people, including students, teaches, unionists, and political activists, attended the two-day conference on this city's north side.

Keystone XL: Native Americans outraged

March 23, 2012 By Blake Skylar

After President Obama endorsed a southern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline on Mar. 22 (which would carry oil from Cushing to Port Arthur, Texas), Native American activists in Okalahoma expressed outrage at the news. They...

Labor pushes for highway-mass transit bill, GOP blocks

March 23, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The bill would approve highway and mass transit construction money for the next two years, creating tens of thousands of jobs. And civil engineers say there are now thousands of structurally deficient or functionally obsolete bridges.