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Obama Official Promises Push For New Pro-Union Rules

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 03.26.2012

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WASHINGTON — The chairman of the National Labor Relations Board hopes to have another round of regulations in place by the end of the year that ...

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Bridge To Work: Obama's Plan For Long-Term Unemployed

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Obama announced Thursday evening a plan to put the long-term jobless back to work by encouraging states to adopt "Bridge to Wo...

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Friends Without Benefits: Obama's Betrayal of Labor

David Macaray | Posted 10.09.2011

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It's now a bit embarrassing to admit, but organized labor actually had high hopes for Barack Obama. But unfortunately, the man who said, "Politics didn't lead me to working folks; working folks led me to politics," hasn't done much to help working folks.

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Labor's Discontent With Obama Surfaces Yet Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The debt ceiling bill set to be voted upon Monday evening has left labor advocates in yet another precarious -- and deeply frustrated --...

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NLRB: White House Muzzled Us In Budget Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- When House Republicans targeted the budget of the National Labor Relations Board last month, the agency shot back, warning that such cut...

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Wisconsin Protests Set Up Delicate Dance Between Obama And Labor

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The ongoing protests surrounding an anti-union measure in Wisconsin has placed the president and the Democratic Party in a yet another d...

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Obama Recruiting Activists, Labor For Push On Immigration Reform

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is enlisting activists and labor leaders in a push for comprehensive immigration legislation that will showc...

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Obama To Meet With Union Leaders To Discuss Cadillac Tax

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama is planning to meet with union leaders in the next few days in order to address their opposition to a proposed tax on high-cost...

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Labor Ad Calls On Obama To Aid Health Care Workers With Whom He Campaigned

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The labor community is ramping up the pressure on Barack Obama to intervene in what could be drastic and costly wage cuts for health care employees in...

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SEIU's Stern: Solis' Absence Hurt Workers On Stimulus

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the nation's most prominent union leaders says that working Americans were deprived a voice during the debate over the stimulus package and hou...

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Hilda Solis Confirmed As Labor Secretary By Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the final members of President Obama's Cabinet, his nominee for Labor Secretary, was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday by a vote of 80 to 17. ...

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Solis To Be Confirmed By Up-Or-Down Vote Tuesday Night

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The long and dramatic confirmation of Hilda Solis to serve as Labor Secretary is coming to an end tonight, it seems. Republicans in the Senate just ...

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Unions Plan EFCA Push As Solis Nears Confirmation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama's nominee for Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis, is set to be confirmed by the Senate a week from Tuesday. In the meantime, some...

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Judd Gregg: Obama Takes Page From The Godfather

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The appointment of Judd Gregg as the Secretary of Commerce has prompted a fair amount of head-scratching among Democrats. The New Hampshire Republica...

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Middle Class Task Force: Obama, Biden Launch Plans For Working Families

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration announced the creation of a White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families on Friday during a ceremony demonstrating...

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Obama Hosts Labor Leaders; Will Undo Bush Orders

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed a series of executive orders Friday that he said should "level the playing field" for labor unions in...

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Concern In Labor Community That Obama Won't Act On EFCA Soon

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is a bubbling concern among officials in the labor community that Barack Obama will not act on their most cherished legislative item within the ...

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SEIU: We Trust Obama To Spend Bailout Money Wisely

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The head of the powerful Service Employees International Union said on Thursday that he trusts Barack Obama will use the bailout money transparently a...

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Obama Bringing Big Labor Together After Years Of Division

Posted 05.25.2011

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The presidents of 12 of the nation's largest labor unions called Wednesday for reuniting the American labor movement, which split apart three and a ha...

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AFL-CIO Advances Employee Free Choice Battle With New Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The AFL-CIO, one of the country's most powerful unions, has commissioned a new poll on the Employee Free Choice Act showing that their messaging on th...

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Unions Look For New Life Under Obama

New York Times | Steven Greenhouse | Posted 05.25.2011

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Unions are looking to Barack Obama and rising economic anxiety to reverse organized labor's long slide. Through three decades of decline, union leade...

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The Indefinable Barack Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama's appointment of Rep. Hilda Solis as Secretary of Labor put an end to the preliminary process of crafting his economic team. It has been,...

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Rosa DeLauro Unlikely To Be Labor Secretary

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: Several sources have chimed in to say that DeLauro is not likely to get the nod for Labor Secretary. No explanations were offered, but the sou...

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Obama Team Restates Strong Support For Union Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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An aide to Barack Obama reaffirmed the President-elect's support for the labor movement's chief legislative priority in a one-word statement issued to...

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Labor Chiefs Privately Plan Campaign To Pressure Obama

Talking Points Memo | Posted 05.25.2011

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At a private meeting tomorrow in Washington, D.C., the most powerful and prominent leaders of the labor movement are planning to finalize the details ...

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