AFL-CIO Now Blog
Labor Day 2010: America’s Workers Losing GroundSubmitted by ATU 1700 on September 4, 2010 - 9:00am.
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) this week published three reports showing the extent to which America’s workers are losing ground this Labor Day: People are dropping out of the workforce because there are no jobs and those workers who have jobs are earning less. Human Rights Report Highlights Discrimination, Inequality in U.S.Submitted by ATU 1700 on September 3, 2010 - 5:13pm.
The land of the free is not so free if you are poor, a person of color or an immigrant, says a new report. As a result, the U.S. Wind, Web, Telecom and Sanitation Workers Join AFL-CIO UnionsSubmitted by ATU 1700 on September 3, 2010 - 3:32pm.
Wisconsin Union Members Already in Gear for Election SeasonSubmitted by ATU 1700 on September 3, 2010 - 11:01am.
USW: Hold Off Drilling in Gulf Until It’s SafeSubmitted by ATU 1700 on September 2, 2010 - 4:02pm.
The explosion and fire on an offshore petroleum platform in the Gulf of Mexico today shows “we need to make sure all these rigs in the Gulf are safe to operate before we put personnel back to work on them,” United Steelworkers (USW) Vice President Gary Beevers said. Wanted: Economic Patriots to Save American DreamSubmitted by ATU 1700 on September 2, 2010 - 3:56pm.
‘Too Much At Stake In This Election to Stay Home’Submitted by ATU 1700 on September 2, 2010 - 11:14am.
‘Apathy is Our Biggest Adversary in this Election’Submitted by ATU 1700 on September 1, 2010 - 5:35pm.
Trumka: Labor Day a Defining Time for Working PeopleSubmitted by ATU 1700 on September 1, 2010 - 11:41am.
California Latino Voters Say Fiorina ‘No Es Mi Amiga’Submitted by ATU 1700 on August 31, 2010 - 5:29pm.
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