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AFL-CIO: UNIONISTS WERE 'FIREWALL' FOR OBAMA IN KEY SWING STATESOverwhelming support from unionists and their families became the "firewall" of votes that provided victory for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in key swing states such as Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Minnesota, top AFL-CIO officials and their polling analyst said. : : MORE
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UAW, DETROIT AUTOMAKERS GATHER SUPPORT FOR IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL AID
UAW, DETROIT AUTOMAKERS GATHER SUPPORT FOR IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL AID By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer
WASHINGTON (PAI)--Including a push from President-elect Barack Obama (D), the Auto Workers and Detroit’s auto makers are gathering political support for immediate...
News Item · PAI · Nov 14, 2008
SPEAKERS: LONG-TERM SLUMP GIVES CHANCE FOR LONGER-TERM RECOVERY MEASURES
SPEAKERS: LONG-TERM SLUMP GIVES CHANCE FOR LONGER-TERM RECOVERY MEASURES By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)--The present Bush economic crash will last at least 18 months and gives the incoming Obama administration and the new Democratic-run Congress the...
News Item · PAI · Nov 14, 2008
ECONOMY MOTIVATES LABOR MOBILIZATION
ECONOMY MOTIVATES LABOR MOBILIZATION By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (PAI)--The recent U.S. financial crash cost Rachelle Pablo further work in her hometown of Albuquerque--and sent her out on the...
News Item · PAI · Nov 7, 2008
CHANGE TO WIN: ELECTION SHOWS MANDATE FOR PRO-WORKER CHANGE
CHANGE TO WIN: ELECTION SHOWS MANDATE FOR PRO-WORKER CHANGE By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)--The 2008 election results, headlined by Democratic nominee Barack Obama’s White House win, provide a...
News Item · PAI · Nov 7, 2008
LABOR’S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA STARTING TO EMERGE
LABOR’S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA STARTING TO EMERGE By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)--By bits and pieces, in congratulatory statements to President-elect Barack Obama and in press conferences, labor’s...
News Item · PAI · Nov 7, 2008
EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT: LABOR'S TOP PRIORITY, BUT ROADBLOCKS REMAIN
Passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, to help level the playing field between workers and bosses in union organizing and in bargaining or first contracts, will be labor's top priority in the new 111th Congress, top AFL-CIO officials said. But roadblocks remain for the legislation.
News Item · PAI · Nov 6, 2008
Unions vow to organize world's largest airline
Unions vow to organize world's largest airline
by Barb Kucera, Workday Minnesota
WASHINGTON – In the face of a Justice Department ruling clearing the way for the merger of Delta and Northwest Airlines, unions vowed to organize workers at what is now the world's largest carrier.
On...
News Item · Workday Minnesota · Oct 31, 2008
TANKING ECONOMY PRODUCES PROPOSALS FOR SECOND STIMULUS
TANKING ECONOMY PRODUCES PROPOSALS FOR SECOND STIMULUS By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)--With the economy tanking and with Congress headed for a lame-duck session at which a second stimulus...
News Item · PAI · Oct 31, 2008
It Ain't Over til It's Over: Why Obama Must Fight to the Finish
Community organizers and residents of South Los Angeles and throughout the country are excited that Barack Obama has built a significant lead in this historic presidential election.
But victory for Obama is still an uphill struggle, as he and his supporters must overcome the Republican biases of our electoral system if they are to reach the mountain top.
News Item · Bob Wing · Oct 31, 2008
The World of Labor
The gap between the wealthiest and the poorest is wider in the United States than in 30 other developed countries, according to a new three-year study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
News Item · Labor Educator · Oct 31, 2008
