Government
Dallas stands for jobs and retirement benefits
December 6, 2010Fifty North Texans, primarily retirees, added their voices to the general outcry against plans to cut retiree benefits at a meeting in the Communications Workers of America Local 6215 Hall December 2 in Dallas.
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Michigan city on verge of bankruptcy
December 2, 2010The city of Hamtramck, Mich., is $3 million in debt and will run out of money by the end of January. It has sought permission from the state to file for bankruptcy, a move never before...
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Government wage freeze — a bad idea
November 30, 2010Obama announced his proposal for a two year wage freeze for all non-military government workers. The proposal is a terrible idea. It's bad for the economy and feeds into racist, anti-worker stereotypes of the "lazy" public...
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Unions were California’s election game-changer
November 24, 2010California's labor movement was the game-changer in the state's Democratic election sweep.
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U.S. official: We need independent labor media
November 19, 2010WASHINGTON - The mainstream media has become so biased against working people that even a federal agency can't get its message out, says a senior Department of Labor official.
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