Jobs
15 years after welfare “deform”
August 25, 2011Aided by a Republican Congress and bitterly divided Democratic Party, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.
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Campaign to solve housing crisis and create one million jobs
August 22, 2011The New Bottom Line campaign turned up the heat on the big banks responsible for billions of dollars in mortgage fraud.
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In pilot project, AFL-CIO organizes Minnesota jobless workers
August 19, 2011The AFL-CIO, in a pilot project in the Twin Cities and in six other areas, is trying to bring some hope back - along with practical help.
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Bay Area community to Congress: good jobs now!
August 18, 2011A veritable rainbow of Oakland residents lined up at the microphones Aug. 16 to tell four members of Congress how the economic crisis affects them.
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Detroit demands action on jobs
August 17, 2011Over 5,000 jobseekers showed up in Detroit for the second stop on the Congressional Black Caucus's "For the People" tour.
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