John Sweeney

Promises Made In Secret

Samuel Brown | Posted 04.06.2012

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Samuel Brown

In general terms, secrecy can suggest bad motives or suppressed scandal, but we must simultaneously recognize that there are times and places where respectful silence is still appropriate.

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Child Beggars Raking In £100,000 A Year On London's Streets, BBC Investigation Reveals

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 12.20.2011

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Child beggars on Britain’s streets are financing lavish lifestyles for Romanian criminals, according to an investigation by Panorama. Broadcast ...

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Ex-Congressman: I Contemplated Suicide After Second DUI Arrest

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former congressman John Sweeney (R-N.Y.) described a rough patch in his life in an interview over the weekend, which began with his electoral defeat i...

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Sam Stein

Richard Trumka: Momentum Grows For New AFL-CIO President Despite No Formal Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite not having formally declared his candidacy for the powerful post of president of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka's campaign seems to be gaining st...

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Pass the Employee Free Choice Act

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Naiman

Passage of the Employee Free Choice Act is easy to justify on the basis of guaranteeing the basic human rights of working Americans.

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Ryan Grim

AFL-CIO Memo Disses Reunification Reports

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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The AFL-CIO is pushing back hard against reports that a new union federation could pave the way to the reunification of the labor movement. Washingt...

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Ex-GOP Rep. Sweeney Arrested Again On D.W.I. Charge

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Congressman John E. Sweeney was arrested early Sunday on charges of driving while intoxicated, his second arrest in less than 18 months. The S...

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Obama To Host Labor Leaders While Issuing Executive Orders

Plum Line | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration has notified leading labor officials that it will host them at the White House tomorrow at an event where President Obama pla...

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Hillary Clinton Rallies Senior Citizens And Union Members For Obama In Pittsburgh

Barbara White Stack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barbara White Stack

Pittsburgh, PA--At an event billed "Hot Dogs with Hillary," it was inevitable that an animal reference would pop up, after all, this campaign has been...

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USW Helps Empower Workers on Firestone Plantation in Liberia

Fred Redmond | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fred Redmond

This is what unrestrained, immoral and disloyal multinational corporations have reduced us to: modern slavery.

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2006 New York CD-20 General Election:
Sweeney (R-i) vs Gillibrand (D)

Posted 05.25.2011

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NY-20: Sweeney vs Gillibrand

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AFL-CIO Organizing Vets Against McCain In Battleground States

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO is mobilizing union members who are military veterans to work against Republican presidential candidate John McCain and...

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Union Critical Of Obama's Top Economic Aide, Slams "Rubinomics"

The New York Times | LOUIS UCHITELLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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Acting quickly after securing his party's presidential nomination, Barack Obama picked a well-known representative of Bill Clinton's economic policies...

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Source: Former Rep. Stiffs Cab Driver After Ride From Strip Club

Times Union | Dan Higgins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Congressman John Sweeney had another brush with law enforcement after a local taxi company recently claimed Sweeney walked out on an $80 fare. ...

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