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Obama calls for end to oil subsidies as gas prices rise
March 19, 2012Republican presidential candidates have shifted the general election debate to rising gas prices amid an improving economy and 24 consecutive months of job growth in the private sector.
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Senate approved transportation bill would create 200,000 jobs
March 15, 2012The Senate-approved bill now heads to the House, where unions and workers hope it will get passed.
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“Recall Walker!” – 62,000 Wisconsin workers fight back
March 13, 2012Wisconsinites stood up and proved that once again, they are ready to fight.
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IBEW members to install electric car charging stations
March 12, 2012Electrical Workers Local 1 and the St. Louis chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association have launched the first electrical car training program in Missouri.
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227,000 jobs added, jobless rate steady at 8.3 percent
March 9, 2012The economy added 227,000 jobs in February with the official unemployment rate staying at 8.3 percent according to new figures released this morning.
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