Ohio Jobless Rate at 15-Year High; McCain Plan May Kill 8,000 More
Region: Ohio
Ohio got some bad economic news. The state lost more than 11,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate has worsened to 7.2 percent—the highest in Ohio since December 1992. Ohio may take an additional ... more
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Trumka: Workers Will Come Together To Vote in 2008
Region: United States
Employers historically have tried to set workers against each other by playing the race card. But when union members stand together as one, no one can defeat them, says AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka. Sp... more
Views: 833Obama: McCain Won’t Fight for America’s Jobs
Region: United States
Posted by Seth Michaels to AFL-CIO NOW With the economy on everyone’s minds, Sen. Barack Obama has released a new radio ad drawing a clear contrast between him and his opponent on jobs. The ad (which yo... more
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Colombian Flower Workers Celebrate New Contracts
Region: Colombia
Posted by James Parks to AFL-CIO NOW For two years, flower workers in Colombia withstood a vicious anti-union campaign—and now their solidarity has paid off. Last month, workers ... more
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California State Employees Suffer for Arnie’s Hissy Fit
Region: California
Posted by Tula Connell to AFL-CIO NOW Apparently, Arnie wasn’t sufficiently vicious when he unilaterally cut the pay of California state employees to the minimum wage in a drama queen move over the state budget im... more
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Obama Pushes for New Energy Solutions
Region: United StatesPosted by Seth Michaels to AFL-CIO NOW With wages declining and unemployment rising, working families are having a hard time making ends meet—and the worsening economy, made more painful by rising energy costs, ha... more
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Obama to AFL-CIO Council: He’s Counting on Union Movement
Region: Illinois
Posted by Mike Hall to AFL-CIO NOW Barack Obama told the AFL-CIO Executive Council he is counting on the union movement’s largest-ever voter mobilization to play a key role in his drive to take back the White House ... more
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Wal-Mart’s Attempt to Kill Employee Choice Backfires
Region: United States
Posted by James Parks to AFL-CIO NOW When Wal-Mart tried to squelch the Employee Free Choice Act by requiring its employees to sit through mandatory meetings that stress the downside for workers if stores were to be union... more
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Drunk and Cheap. Bad Date? Nope. Chamber of Commerce Staff
Region: District of Columbia
Posted by Tula Connell to AFL-CIO NOW They may be party animals when chugging $8,204 worth of booze, but after the hangover is over, the staff at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce goes back to being their ugly anti-worker selv... more
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Workers Urge Democrats to Focus Platform on Employee Choice, Jobs, Health Care, Trade
Region: United States
Posted by James Parks to AFL-CIO NOW In recent decades, corporate power has grown at the expense of ordinary workers, who see the results every day—in exported jobs, stagnant wages, lost pensions and unaffordable he... more
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