Labor
Government workers fired for credit problems
April 30, 2010Federal employees, classified as "security risks" because of credit problems, protested mass firings and suspensions at a hearing with Congresswoman Marcia Fudge here April 23.
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President Obama makes history – again!
April 29, 2010In a dramatic departure from the days when workers were scorned by the White House President Obama yesterday became the first president to issue a proclamation for Workers Memorial Day.
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Student strike shuts down University of Puerto Rico indefinitely
April 29, 2010Students at the main campus of the University of Puerto Rico, at Río Piedras, on Tuesday, April 13, voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tentative 48-hour campus occupation the following week.
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Chicago rally demands Wall Street reform, jobs now
April 29, 2010Labor, faith-based and community activists marched throughout the Chicago financial district here Wednesday demanding Congress do what's right and pass financial reform.
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CFL leader says: Tax big banks to create good jobs
April 28, 2010Dennis Gannon, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, on Monday called for a stock transaction tax to make the big banks pay to create good jobs now.
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