social security
Romney repeats Republican lies
August 31, 2012Mitt Romney's acceptance speech at the GOP convention here Aug. 30 confirmed once again his apparent decision to lie his way into the presidency of the United States.
Read moreGOP wants government to turn its back on us
August 30, 2012The Republican Party's 2012 platform is so radical it would have the government "turn its back on its citizens" and trash every-thing from veterans' health care to food safety inspections, a top union leader says.
Read moreToday in labor history: Roosevelt signs Social Security Act
August 14, 2012On this day in1935 FDR signed the first Social Security Act into law. In the aftermath of the Great Depression during which poverty encompassed 60 percent of the senior population, Social Security was a major plank...
Read moreGOP budget bombs at town halls
April 17, 2012At town halls across the nation during the current two-week congressional recess Republicans are taking the heat like they may never have taken it before.
Read moreTrumka explains why workers must back Obama
March 16, 2012"As president, Barack Obama has placed his faith in America's working men and women to lead our country to economic recovery and to our full potential as a nation," Richard Trumka said during the AFL-CIO Executive...
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