worker rights
Mich. labor gets ready to rumble over GOP’s right-to-work plans
January 13, 2012"Any right-to-work effort in Michigan is going to be met with the fiercest opposition organized labor has ever brought against a single issue," said a building trades leader.
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All eyes on 2012 elections at AFL-CIO King holiday observance
January 13, 2012"It's a new day, a new labor movement," and "victory can come to the 99 percent if we stand united," said AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker.
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Bread and Roses struggle continues
January 12, 2012This morning in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the local high school Girl's Ensemble was scheduled to sing "The Internationale" at City Hall.
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Recess appointments are welcome start to 2012
January 6, 2012President Barack Obama sent a clear and welcome message this week when he made the recess appointments.
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America’s 10 greediest – the runners-up
January 2, 2012Last year, a year that began so brilliantly - for our top one percent - ended in angst.
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