by James Parks, Jul 31, 2008 By almost all measures, economic inequality is growing. But strengthening workers’ ability to join unions can play a key role in shrinking the gap and rebuilding the nation’s middle class, experts told a House panel today. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, opened […]
7 Years After 9/11, First Responders Still Lack Medical Treatment
by Mike Hall, Jul 31, 2008 Medical and health and safety experts today urged Congress to approve new legislation to establish a permanent monitoring, research and health care program for the responders and people who lived and worked near Ground Zero who were exposed to the same mix of pulverized glass and concrete, asbestos, lead […]
Smith Rumors a Sign of McCain’s Anti-Worker Policies
by Seth Michaels, Jul 31, 2008 The biggest parlor game among journalists and politicos this summer has been guessing who the presidential candidates will pick as their running mates. Fred Smith emerged as one possible running mate, a selection floated by Sen. John McCain’s campaign that reveals McCain’s disturbing disregard for workers. Marc Ambinder, […]
Book Talk: All Workers Want Respect, Freedom to Do Their Jobs
by James Parks, Jul 31, 2008 There was a time when workers who did good work on the job and were loyal to their employers were rewarded with a lifetime job, decent wage, health care and a secure retirement. Not anymore. Today, the social contract between employers and workers is so broken, Gen Y no […]
Begich, Kilroy, Udall Speak Out for Employee Free Choice
by Seth Michaels, Jul 30, 2008 Around the country, union members will make the critical difference in electing pro-working family members of Congress. The AFL-CIO’s Labor 2008 program is a strong national effort to reach out to millions of union members through person-to-person contact, and these union voters will be the ones who ensure pro-worker […]
Answering the Rumors About Obama
Posted by Seth Michaels to AFL-CIO NOW Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign for president is based on working-family values and important issues like health care, jobs and fair trade. Naturally, the right-wing rumor machine has been hard at work to change the subject, by making outlandish claims aimed at dividing and distracting us. The AFL-CIO […]
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