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Troops line up in fight to stop GOP attack on government

January 27, 2011 By John Wojcik

Senate Democrats came out swinging Jan. 26 against a GOP budget plan they said risks the loss of 1 million jobs.

California’s paid family-leave a success

January 27, 2011

California's landmark Paid Family Leave (PFL) program has produced substantial "economic, social, and health" gains for workers and their families.

Rotten Apple: iPod sweatshops hidden in China

January 25, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Apple, famous for its Mac computers and iPhones, spends millions to create the image of a benevolent corporate giant that, while making money, does more than its part to better the world.

Unions benefit Asian Pacific American workers

January 19, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

When it comes to wages, health insurance and workplace retirement plans Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) enjoy major benefit advantages if they belong to unions, according to a new report.

Trumka: State of the Union must be a call to action on jobs

January 19, 2011 By John Wojcik And Jordan Farrar

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka urged President Obama to make next week’s State of the Union Address a “call to action, a call to invest in our future, to create jobs, to be the country we can...