National
AFL-CIO endorses talks aimed at labor unity
March 7, 2009MIAMI — “Now is the time to bring the union movement back together,” the AFL-CIO declared in a March 4 statement authorizing discussions aimed at re-uniting its unions with those of the rival Change to Win...
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Chris Brown charged with assaulting girlfriend Rihanna
March 7, 2009U.S. singer-songwriter Chris Brown was charged by Los Angeles prosecutors on Thursday with two felonies, including assault and making a criminal threat against his girlfriend and pop star Rihanna.
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White House health summit addresses basic reform issues
March 6, 2009The general issues of health care reform – reducing costs, expanding access and improving the quality of health care – served as the main topic of the break-out sessions of the White House health care reform...
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Biden tells labor leaders Employee Free Choice Act is a must
March 6, 2009MIAMI — Vice President Biden told the nation’s labor leaders here that passage of the Employee Free Choice Act is “the only way to restore what was the basic bargain in this country – in exchange...
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The stimulus bill & clean energy: Getting the most for the money
March 6, 2009Labor, community and environmental organizations are organizing to make sure the $113.5 billion the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides for clean energy is used most effectively and that workers are ready to meet the new...
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