social security
Today in women’s history: Frances Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor
March 4, 2013The appointment on March 4, 1933, made Perkins the first female cabinet member in U.S. history. She helped bring about the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Social Security Act
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Labor rolls out plan to defuse fiscal time bomb
February 26, 2013Before the $85 billion budget cut time bomb explodes, leaders of the nation's unions are hammering out details of a program to prevent job losses and restore the economy for the working-class majority.
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Trumka: Pols who cut Social Security increases will get cut
February 1, 2013The AFL-CIO will work for that, federation President Richard Trumka says.
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GOP, despite debt ceiling deal, avoids real issues
January 23, 2013House Republicans have not changed their ransom demands. They've simply chosen a different hostage. For now.
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Trumka: “Stand up to the bullies in Congress!”
January 9, 2013AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka warns that "the right-wing bullies in Congress are plotting to take their next hostage."
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