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AFL-CIO Solidarity Center Honors Liberian Rubber Workers
Region: United States
The AFL-CIO honored the rubber workers’ union, the Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia (FAWUL), with its 2007George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award for "courage, innovation and leadership." ... more
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AFL-CIO Endorses Obama, Launches ‘Meet Barack Obama’
Region: United States
The AFL-CIO yesterday endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president. The AFL-CIO General Board, which voted to endorse Obama, includes presidents of all 56 unions in the AFL-CIO, as well as Executive Council members ... more
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McCain: Out of Touch on Trade
Region: United States
by Seth Michaels At a speech in Florida yesterday, Sen. John McCainmade a baffling pronouncement: The rising discontent in our country is not due to job losses, home foreclosures or the health care crisis,... more
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Supreme Court Ruling on Indiana Voter ID Law the ‘Wrong Decision’
Region: United States
by James Parks In a decision today that could disenfranchise millions of average Americans, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld, on a 6–3 vote, Indiana’s voter identification law, the most restrictive law of i... more
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Unions, Rights Leaders Vow to Keep Fighting Colombia Trade Deal
Region: United States
by James Parks The union movement, members of Congress and human rights leaders vowed on Monday to keep the pressure on the Colombian government to get serious about ending the violence against trade unionists and prosec... more
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McCain’s Economic Agenda Won’t Cut It
Region: United States
by Seth Michaels On Monday in Pittsburgh, John McCain responded to calls that he detail how, if elected president, he would address the economic crises facing our nation. Unfortunately, what he’s offered ... more
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Presidential Hopefuls Join Workers at Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Convention
Region: United States
by Seth Michaels More than a thousand union members from around Pennsylvania have gathered in Philadelphia this week for the 38th annual Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Convention, where they heard from both Sens. Hillary R... more
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