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Thousands of union members, community activists, religious leaders and others turned out in Washington, D.C., today to confront Big Insurance and demand insurance companies stop plotting to kill health care reform even as Congress debates bills to reform the nation’s broken health care system. Read More>>
The jobless rate remained at 9.7 percent, with 36,000 jobs lost in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports today. The biggest hit came in construction, where employment fell by 64,000. Manufacturing remained steady but 18,000 jobs were lost in the information industry. Temporary help services added 48,000 jobs. Read More>> Union grill of Parker Griffith on returning contributions Locate in Leg. & Pol page. Click RSS
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 AFL- CIO Office, Montgomery, Alabama
Unless there's a compromise, President Barack Obama faces having to choose between union workers who supported his election bid or good relations with China that holds significant U.S. debt.
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT NELP joins with its partners in releasing a new report, Confronting the Gloves-Off Economy: America's Broken Labor Standards and How to Fix Them. Read More
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT THE ROAD TO RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTING Lessons from States and Cities for Ensuring
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