Labor
Labor journalists gather in Washington
November 24, 2010Journalists who cover the labor movement, labor leaders and even a U.S. Department of Labor top official attended the International Labor Communication Association's annual awards ceremony here Nov. 19.
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As injuries soar, Sacramentans offer help to Hyatt’s housekeepers
November 23, 2010With brooms and mops held high, our group of 35 people, including the president of the Central Labor Council and religious leaders, marched into the Hyatt Hotel lobby.
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Crumbling bridges, rotting pipes and a jobless economy
November 22, 2010A public works program would create thousands of jobs and repair the nation's crumbling infrastructure.
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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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Trumka: more jobs solve deficit crisis
November 19, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI) - AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka is strongly reiterating the position that creation of more jobs will increase revenues and thus solve the nation's deficit and debt crisis.
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