Labor
Union locals pledge to halt GOP in 2014 mid-term elections
August 7, 2013The GOP momentum spread to states like Wisconsin, where Scott Walker quickly enacted legislation that stripped basic bargaining rights from public employees.
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Hear them – the unemployed
August 5, 2013Unemployment, joblessness, and the devastation they bring to every worker everywhere is endemic to capitalism.
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As groups converge on Chicago, watchdogs expose ALEC slush fund
August 5, 2013ALEC is running a secret, multi-million dollar slush fund that pays for lavish junkets for state lawmakers and has lied to the IRS.
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Corporate ineptitude in Navy contract looms over union drive
August 5, 2013Corporate ineptitude on a big U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract is looming over the latest organizing drive among Austal shipyard workers there.
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Immigration reform advocates speak out at AFL-CIO headquarters
August 5, 2013People all over the U.S. must pressure the GOP-run U.S. House to approve comprehensive immigration reform.
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