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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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Former Cigna Health Insurance Executive Supports Public Option

By Alex Hogan
October 6, 2009

It’s not everyday that executives apologize for making bundles of money dressing up the images of corporations that are up to no good. That makes Wendell Potter, a former communications executive at Cigna Insurance, special. more »

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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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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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103 Students Set to Graduate from National Labor College

By Tula Connell
June 26, 2009

Rachelle Honeycutt works at an oil refinery in Washington State. Sam Schaffer is a skilled sheet metal worker from West Virginia. Javier Almazan organizes workers in south Florida and Cathy Merkel is an registrar in Maryland. They're all union members. more »

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103 Students Set to Graduate from National Labor College

By Tula Connell
June 26, 2009

Rachelle Honeycutt works at an oil refinery in Washington State. Sam Schaffer is a skilled sheet metal worker from West Virginia. Javier Almazan organizes workers in south Florida and Cathy Merkel is an registrar in Maryland. They're all union members. more »

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Chamber of Commerce Sides with Foreign Embassies Against Buy American

By Tula Connell
June 17, 2009

There they go again. Those running the show at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are attacking again the Buy American provision in the economic stimulus package. more »

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Honors For Three Fighters For Economic And Social Justice

By Isaiah J. Poole
June 2, 2009

A theme that seemed to run through the three acceptance speeches of the award recipients at the America's Future Now! gala dinner Tuesday night was that people who have been left out or left behind in the move toward the American Dream are due their chance for prosperity, and now is the time for the progressive movement to take the lead in making that happen. 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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