Labor
Immigration: How not to make legislative concessions
August 13, 2010The Senate yesterday to throw $600 more into the useless and hopeless project of "sealing" the U.S.-Mexican border. What a waste!
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Texas governor candidate passes up Obama meeting
August 13, 2010Texas politics is getting more complicated, but lots more interesting. Bill White, Democrat of Texas, is trying to unseat two term Republican Governor Rick Perry in November.
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Denying citizenship to U.S. born children is racist
August 13, 2010Some members of Congress are pushing to challenge the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which grants automatic citizenship to anyone born in the country.
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Steelworkers show the way on fair trade
August 12, 2010Last week the United Steelworkers union (USW) announced important agreements with two Chinese clean energy companies.
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Burger retires from SEIU, Change To Win posts
August 12, 2010Anna Burger, who as recently as a few months ago envisioned herself leading the Service Employees, retired on Aug. 11 from her job as its Secretary-Treasurer, the union's #2 post.
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