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Let's Get Women Out of the Red

Gerald McEntee | Posted 04.17.2012

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Gerald McEntee

No public official should have to stop and think about pay equity. It's the right thing to do. And it's the smart thing to do. When women do not get paid fairly, we all suffer.

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Five Lessons About Politics I Learned From Baseball

Christine Pelosi | Posted 04.13.2012

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Christine Pelosi

It's Opening Day in San Francisco and opening week for the Presidential general election -- a perfect time for renewal, hope, and plans for victory next fall.

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Amanda Terkel

Wisconsin Unions Spar In Scott Walker Recall Battle

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Wisconsin's labor solidarity showed a crack on Friday, when the state's largest police union criticized another public employee union's ...

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Government, Business and Healthcare -- a Mash-up of Necessity

Gary Stein | Posted 04.04.2012

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Gary Stein

There is no doubt that the healthcare system in America needs a decent overhaul. There are excellent programs in place (Medicare, Medicaid) to help, b...

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Amanda Terkel

Wisconsin Democrats Fight To Face Off Against Scott Walker In Recall

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Tuesday's GOP presidential primary in Wisconsin may have attracted significant national attention, but within the state, Republicans are...

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Union To Goldman: You're Going To Need To Try Harder To Please Us

AP | CHRISTINA REXRODE AND SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 04.04.2012

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NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs made a move to court unhappy shareholders by shaking up its board. But Tuesday, a union group said it wasn't enough....

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Leslie Knope Gets Big Labor Endorsement

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.09.2012

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National labor unions rarely make endorsements in local races, but the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is making...

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Sam Stein

Obama-Allied Union Faces Major Presidential Election

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, one of the most influential unions in the country, is poised to witne...

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Sam Stein

EXCLUSIVE: AFSCME Treasurer Launching Historic Presidential Bid

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The labor movement could witness a historic change at the very top this June with the election of a new president to American Federation...

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Working Families Targeted in Michigan

Lee A. Saunders | Posted 04.30.2012

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Lee A. Saunders

We didn't fight for our rights, as Americans or as working people, only to surrender them to a governor who is cavalierly defying the will of the people. And we will not rest until full democracy is restored to the people of Michigan.

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AFSCME Hits Romney On Auto Bailout In New Ohio Ad

The Huffington Post | Sam Stein | Posted 02.27.2012

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The powerful public sector union AFSCME is going up with another television advertisement that criticizes Mitt Romney for opposing the auto industry b...

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Obama Getting Big Boost From Key Constituency

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 04.23.2012

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WASHINGTON — Unions are gearing up to spend more than $400 million to help re-elect President Barack Obama and lift Democrats this election year...

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Arizona Workers Mobilize As Legislators Debate Anti-Labor Laws

Pamela Powers Hannley | Posted 04.22.2012

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Pamela Powers Hannley

With six anti-labor bills winding their way through the Arizona Legislature, union workers are gearing up for a fight.

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Taxing Casinos Could Help Detroit's Financial Woes

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 02.07.2012

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The tentative agreement Mayor Dave Bing brokered with many of Detroit's unions last Wednesday requires the city seek out new revenue sources in exchan...

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Judge Collette: EM Reviews Must Be Public

Posted 02.06.2012

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Judge William Collette ruled Monday afternoon that Detroit's emergency manager review team must open their meetings to the public under Michigan Open ...

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It's Complicated, Kids

Matt Farmer | Posted 03.19.2012

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Matt Farmer

Like any good parent, our mayor probably went home Monday night and checked to make sure that each of his three kids spent at least part of the day learning something new about Dr. King and his life's work.

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Union Eyes Dual Chairman-CEO Roles At Goldman, JPMorgan Chase

Reuters | Posted 03.18.2012

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* Union seeks to cut CEO power at JPMorgan, Goldman, others * Independent chair hottest governance issue in 2012 - analysts ...

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Killing Pensions to Benefit the 1 Percent

Lee A. Saunders | Posted 03.13.2012

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Lee A. Saunders

Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal, the Pravda of the 1 percent, is at it again, continuing its push to gut the retirement security of millions of middle class workers across the country.

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Chicago Libraries And The Battle Between Rahm Emanuel, Unions

Posted 01.10.2012

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When the Chicago Public Library announced via Facebook that nearly all branches would be closed Monday, it raised a few eyebrows. After all, there was...

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Sam Stein

David Axelrod: Network Of Outside Democratic Groups Looks 'Rather Minor,' Will Be Outspent

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Outside Democratic groups launched a broadside attack on former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney this past week, ...

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How Progressives Won the Labor Rights Showdown in Ohio

Amy B. Dean | Posted 01.28.2012

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Amy B. Dean

Last week, the labor movement and its allies scored a major victory with the repeal of Ohio Senate Bill 5 (SB5), a piece of anti-union legislation signed by Republican Gov. John Kasich.

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Gingrich Doubles Down On Questionable Child Labor Proposal

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 11.22.2011

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich clarified his comment calling child labor laws "stupid" Monday in an interview with The Washington Pos...

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Victory! Voters Reject Tea Party Overreach, Protect American Freedoms

Christine Pelosi | Posted 01.09.2012

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Christine Pelosi

President Obama must be heartened and his GOP challengers concerned about the people's vetoes of extreme tea party corporate libertarian overreach in Ohio, Maine, Arizona, Mississippi, and Iowa.

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Labor Union Targets Vulnerable Republicans In Ads

The Huffington Post | Jordan Howard | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- One of the nation's largest labor unions, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, will begin the airing an ad...

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Arbitrator Sides With Union Over Quinn's Layoffs, Closures

Posted 12.03.2011

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An arbitrator ruled Monday that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D)'s call for seven state facility closures and 1,900 worker layoffs violates the state's...

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