Women at Greater Risk in Today’s Bad Economy
Region: United States
by Mike Hall Women are at greater economic risk in today’s sinking economy than in past recessions, a new report shows. In the past year, women’s real wages fell by 3 percent, compared with half a percen... more
Views: 1336Cheers for Clinton, Obama; Boos for McCain at Building Trades Meeting
Region: United States
by Mike Hall The 3,000-plus union leaders and activists at the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD) National Legislative Conference had plenty to cheer about when Democratic presidential candidates ... more
Views: 1224Plasterers and Cement Masons Back Clinton
Region: United States
by Seth Michaels The Plasters and Cement Masons (OP&CMIA) union has endorsed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) for president. The 45,000-member union announced the endorsement today during the annual conference of the... more
Views: 1000No Issue ‘Touches Us More Than Health Care’
Region: United States
by Mike Hall Last week, Russell Hess, president of the Southeast Central Labor Council (SECLC), gathered the 21 local unions that make up the Rochester (Minn.)-based labor body to talk about health care reform, the 208 e... more
Views: 1091McCain’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
Views: 906Under McCain, Every Day Would Be Tax Day
Region: United States
by Seth Michaels Around the country today, millions of us are making last-minute trips to post offices to drop off tax forms. And AFL-CIO union members will be there as well—to let people know that if Sen. John McC... more
Views: 936AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Turns 100
Region: United States
by Mike Hall More than 3,000 union members and leaders this morning will kick off the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department’s (BCTD’s) annual National Legislative Conference that als... more
Views: 1148Postal Workers Back Obama
Region: United States
The Postal Workers (APWU) union has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in the presidential race. The Postal Workers’ national executive board endorsed Obama in a unanimous vote. The more than 300,000-mem... more
Views: 1268House Committee Approves Bill to Address Deadly Dust Explosions
Region: United States
Sugar dust, like other industrial dusts, is extremely combustible, but despite the urging of safety experts, the Bush administration’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has yet to set a federal sta... more
Views: 1187Video: A New Economic Deal Starts with Workers’ Rights
Region: United States
by Seth Michaels In recent years, our nation’s social contract has been radically re-written. Despite growth in productivity and the overall size of the economy, most of us aren’t se... more
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