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Specter In Pittsburgh: Punishment and Reward at AFL-CIO Convention
“More than ever before, we need to be a labor movement that stands by our friends, punishes its enemies, and criticizes those who, well, can’t seem to decide which side they’re on.” –Rich Trumka, in...
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Shilling on the Corporate Dollar
Business-sponsored ‘scholars’ deliver anti-union talking points. Testifying before the Senate labor and health committee hearing in March, economist Anne Layne-Farrar of the corporate consulting firm...
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In Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.: Let’s Protect Worker’s Rights
Martin Luther King Jr. will always be revered as one of the greatest civil rights leaders in America and the world. Most people know King died in Memphis, but did you know that he died while fighting...
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Middle Class Task Force Addresses Child Care, College Costs, Retirement Security
The White House Task Force on the Middle Class today announced several initiatives it says will help middle-class families afford soaring child care costs, care for their aging relatives, cope with the...
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U.S. Chamber's "Card Check Compromise" Poll Compromises the Facts
Yesterday, the U.S. Chamber released a “nationwide poll,” which claimed to reveal the public’s fears about how the “Employee Free Choice Act” would hurt job growth. If the Chamber really wanted to stir...
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‘Undercover Boss’: A Fairy Tale That Ignores Grim Reality
As kids, we all loved the sugar-coated fairy tales of handsome and brave princes rescuing beautiful princesses from despotic kings. The new CBS “reality” show “Undercover Boss” that debuted last night...
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Why Taking on Blanche Lincoln Was the Right Call
Challenges within the primaries allow us to define what it means to be a real Democrat—to insist that the party truly puts the interests of working people first. That’s what makes elections like...
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Social Forum Focuses on Workers’ Issues
Workers’ issues were the focus of five days of marches, rallies and workshops at the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit, which ended over the weekend. Grassroots activists and progressives from across the...
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Ignoring Courts, Arizona Gov. and Legislature Move Anti-Union Measure
Last week, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s July ruling that a proposed state constitutional amendment that sought to restrict how workers can vote in union representation elections was...
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Young Workers in Free Fall: 1/3 Under 35 Live with Parents
So much for the economic independence that’s supposed to come with young adulthood. But when unemployment among young men workers is the highest it’s been in 61 years, as noted by New York Times...
View ArticleForget Elections—Labor Needs To Get Back to Its Roots
With the midterms behind us, we have Nov. 4, 2020, to look forward to—labor’s next morning after. On Nov. 5, 2008, we were euphoric and full of delusional hope over the imminent passage of the Employee...
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Shilling on the Corporate Dollar
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In Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.: Let’s Protect Worker’s Rights
Share this postMartin Luther King Jr. will always be revered as one of the greatest civil rights leaders in America and the world. Most people know King died in Memphis, but did you know that he died...
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Middle Class Task Force Addresses Child Care, College Costs, Retirement Security
Share this postThe White House Task Force on the Middle Class today announced several initiatives it says will help middle-class families afford soaring child care costs, care for their aging...
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U.S. Chamber’s “Card Check Compromise” Poll Compromises the Facts
Share this postYesterday, the U.S. Chamber released a “nationwide poll,” which claimed to reveal the public’s fears about how the “Employee Free Choice Act” would hurt job growth. If the Chamber really...
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‘Undercover Boss’: A Fairy Tale That Ignores Grim Reality
Share this postAs kids, we all loved the sugar-coated fairy tales of handsome and brave princes rescuing beautiful princesses from despotic kings. The new CBS “reality” show “Undercover Boss” that...
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Why Taking on Blanche Lincoln Was the Right Call
Share this postChallenges within the primaries allow us to define what it means to be a real Democrat—to insist that the party truly puts the interests of working people first. That’s what makes...
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Social Forum Focuses on Workers’ Issues
Share this postWorkers’ issues were the focus of five days of marches, rallies and workshops at the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit, which ended over the weekend. Grassroots activists and progressives...
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Ignoring Courts, Arizona Gov. and Legislature Move Anti-Union Measure
Share this postLast week, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s July ruling that a proposed state constitutional amendment that sought to restrict how workers can vote in union...
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Young Workers in Free Fall: 1/3 Under 35 Live with Parents
Share this post So much for the economic independence that’s supposed to come with young adulthood. But when unemployment among young men workers is the highest it’s been in 61 years, as noted by New...
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