Labor
Ted Strickland blasts GOP “monkey business” opponent
August 31, 2010Blasting his GOP opponent as someone who "only cares about Wall St.," the Ohio governor rallied labor supporters to mobilize for the November elections.
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New York elections not just about Cuomo
August 31, 2010Figuring out who to vote for in New York State this year is trickier than usual for those who want to advance labor rights, equality and democracy.
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S. Africa gov’t urged to talk with unions
August 30, 2010South Africa's communists called on the government and unions to "sit down and engage frankly" in order to resolve a three-week public sector strike.
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Glenn Beck calls unemployed “un-American”
August 20, 2010According to Glenn Beck the nations 1.4 million Americans who have been out of work more than 99 weeks are "a bunch of un-American losers."
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Record jobless numbers trigger new alarm
August 20, 2010Despite economic forecasts to the contrary jobless claims rose last week by 12,000 to 500,000, the third straight weekly increase and the first time in nine months that they hit the half-million mark.
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