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Showdown in Chicago

By Richard Trumka
October 23, 2009

I'm going to Chicago next week for the American Bankers Association meeting. Oddly, I haven't been invited to the Roaring '20's dance party I hear they're having.

Why wouldn't they celebrate the era of wild money and hot times (which slid into the Great Depression)? After all, the bankers are doing well these days. more »

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The Chamber of Commerce's Jobs Deception Campaign

By Richard Trumka
October 15, 2009

Unions are popularly known as "the folks who brought you the weekend." In contrast, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has the distinction of trying to take away the weekend--along with overtime pay, the minimum wage, Buy America rules, workers' freedom to form unions, child labor standards....The list is long and ugly. more »

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IBEW Members Rally Against “Jobless Recovery”

By Alex Hogan
October 9, 2009

Despite hopeful numbers on Wall Street, the job situation for most Americans remains bleak – and it’s getting worse.

September brought the 21st straight month of job loss, the worst stretch since 1939. More than 7 million jobs have been lost since the beginning of the recession with little hope that they will ever come back. more »

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Union Leader Says: Tell Young Workers the Truth

By Alex Hogan
October 8, 2009

A recent report issued by the AFL-CIO revealed the scope of the economic crisis facing young people: rising unemployment and anxiety about their futures, inability to buy their own homes or even move out of their parents' houses and lack of basic health care and retirement security.

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The Revolution Will Be Twittered

By Tula Connell
September 21, 2009

How appropriate Michael Moore premiered "Capitalism: A Love Story" in Pittsburgh this week, to coincide with our 26th AFL-CIO Convention. more »

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New Officers to be Voted in at AFL-CIO Convention

From dailykos.com
September 14th, 2009

dailykos.com — The AFL-CIO -- the largest federation of union men and women in the United States -- is getting new leadership this week at its convention in Pittsburgh, including new Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

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Findlay, Ohio, Chamber of Commerce Kills Buy America Parade Because Unions Backed It

By Tula Connell
July 24, 2009

The Chamber of Commerce--that's the U.S. Chamber of Commerce--proved once again how anti-American it is when it comes to supporting U.S. industry. more »

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Broken Dreams and Cookie Crumbs

By Tula Connell
May 29, 2009
Photo credit: BCTGM Local 50

When Brynwood Partners in 2006 took over the Stella D'o more »

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Take the Pledge: Buy America

By Tula Connell
May 22, 2009

So, the world isn't flat after all. Not that some of us ever bought into Thomas Friedman-speak. But many in this country did, especially those running the political show, and now we have a chance to shape a progressive future on the ashes of such failed visions. more »

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