Labor
AFL-CIO officially endorses Obama
July 1, 2008The AFL-CIO officially endorsed Barack Obama for president on June 26. In the statement issued with the endorsement, the General Board declared that Obama “secured the nomination of his party in a campaign that has energized...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR: June 28, 2008
July 1, 2008House backs paid leave for federal workers The Democratic-run House voted along party lines June 20, 230-194, for eight weeks of paid family leave for the nation’s 2.7 million federal workers. The remaining four weeks of...
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Unions election drive means TV, money and troops
July 1, 2008A mother holds a baby boy on her lap. She says: “Hi, John McCain, this is Alex, he’s my first. “So far, his talents include trying any new food and chasing after our dog. “That, and...
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Workers Correspondence Candidates who value families will win in November
June 24, 2008The candidates who demonstrate to voters that they value families will win in the November elections. That’s quite a reversal from the 1980s, when the conservative agenda began to be packaged as “family values.” Until the...
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Labors historic 08 election drive means TV, money and troops
June 22, 2008A mother holds a baby boy on her lap. She says: “Hi, John McCain, this is Alex, he’s my first. “So far, his talents include trying any new food and chasing after our dog. “That, and...
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