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Latino Voters Double In North Carolina

The Huffington Post | Janell Ross | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Swing State, Union Membership, Latino Population, Elections 2012, Obama, Romney, Same-Sex Marriage, Video, Constitutional Amendment, Latino Voters, Latino Politics, 2012 Election, Slidepollajax, Union, Gay Marriage, North Carolina, Latino Voices News

The number of registered Latino voters living in North Carolina has doubled in the last four years, likely cementing North Carolina’s status as a sw...

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Zach Carter

Obama Urged To Pressure Colombia On Workers' Rights Following Murders

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Video, Labor, Colombia, Labor Action Plan, Afl-Cio, Fta, Obama, Unions, Trade Agreement, Union, Colombia FTA, Trumka, Workers Rights, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, the leaders of the largest coalition of American labor unions sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to mainta...

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As the World Turns

Paula Gordon | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Betty White, Sag, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Solidarity, Economic Power, .1%, George Clooney, Counter-Force, Corpocracy, Robert DeNiro, Weekends, Aftra, Organizing, Roberta Reardon, Union, Scott Walker, New Media, Screen Actors Guild, Kochs, Wmaq, We Shall Overcome, Michael J. Fox, Business News
Paula Gordon

SAG-AFTRA, one union, now stands where once there were a separate Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Actors. The labor movement is far from dead.

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Saki Knafo

Workers And Managers Face Off At Iconic New York Bookstore

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Strand Book Workers, Uaw, Workers, United Auto Workers, Labor Negotiations, Strand Book Store, Labor Dispute, Strand, New York, Strand Books, Strand Ny, The Strand, Labor History, Strand Bookstore Workers, Strand Bookstore, Labor Struggle, Union, New York News

Visitors to the Strand Book Store, a quirky bastion of the New York intellectual tradition on Broadway and 12th Street, may have noticed that the plac...

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In All-India General Strike, Workers Go All Out Against Neoliberalism

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Labor, Strike, Workers, Human Rights, Neoliberalism, Globalization, India, Asia, Development, Union, India Strike, India General Strike, World News
Michelle Chen

India's economic ascent seems like it should be the envy of the world's richest nations. Except Indian workers just gave the boosters of global capitalism a few million second thoughts.

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Janell Ross

Detroit's Latest Problem: Drastic Bus Service Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Public-Transit-Funding, Low Income Workers, Bus Service, Budget Cuts, American Austerity, Detroit, Transit, Union, Business News

Detroit's beleaguered bus riders already have little love for the Motor City's transit system. Now service is about to get worse. Beginning Saturd...

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Every Worker Deserves Sick Days - That Includes You

Kenzo Shibata | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Public Sector, Workers, Sick Days, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Ctu, Chicago, Private Sector, Union, Teachers, Chicago Teachers Union, Cps, Paraprofessionals, Video, Chicago News
Kenzo Shibata

Many friends and acquaintances have told me, "In the private sector, we don't get to roll over our sick days like teachers do." We tend to aim for the lowest common denominator in what we consider proper working conditions.

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My 2011 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Mark Udall, Elizabeth Warren, Tea Party, Leon Panetta, Andy Rooney, Ron Paul, Best Government Dollar Spent, Awards, Worst Political Theater, Eric Holder, Sarah Palin, Ows, Warren, Most Overreported Story, Public Sector, No Budget No Pay, Pern, Union, Worst Political Scandal, Rick Perry, Sorry to See You Go, National Jukebox, Steve Jobs, The Pill, Marco Rubio, Unemployment Benefits, Labor, Rick Santorum, Democrat, Most Underrated, Newt Gingrich, Democrats, Frank Buckles, Barack Obama, Geraldine Ferraro, Best Idea, David Wu, Predictions, Constitution, Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman, 15 Minutes of Fame, Donald Trump, Fast and Furious, State of the Union, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Post Office, Best Spin, President, Destined for Political Oblivion, Third Party, President Obama, John Boehner, Cdc, Obama, Iraq, Democratic, Occupy Wall Street, Most Overrated, Media, Republican, Job Creators, Mclaughlin, Destined for Political Stardom, Biggest Government Waste, Rubio, Chris Lee, Anthony Weiner, Americans Elect, Msm, McLaughlin Group, Government Shutdown, Most Underreported Story, Best Political Theater, Boldest Political Tactic, 2011, 99 Percenters, Mainstream Media, Supercommittee, Wisconsin, Chris Weigant, Herman Cain, Stamps, Libya, Most Honest Person, Fox News, Tim Pawlenty, Zombie Apocalypse, Schwarzenegger, Worst Idea, Anne Mccaffrey, Politics News
Chris Weigant

This year we turn to the Democrats to find the winner of Destined For Political Stardom. If Elizabeth Warren manages to wrest Teddy Kennedy's old Senate seat away from the Republican usurper, she will indeed be on the road to Democratic stardom.

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The Lessons of Ohio

Richard Trumka | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Ows, Public Employees, Social Security, Labor, Ohio, Occupy Wall Street, Kasich, Medicaid, Congress, Afl-Cio, Medicare, Unions, Union, Richard Trumka, Politics News
Richard Trumka

"Remember Ohio." Those two words should carry new meaning to politicians in Congress and state houses who think they can respond to unemployment, budget crises and voter anger with faux solutions that scapegoat those hit hardest by the current economy.

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Got Outrage? We Do, and We Are Ready to Share

Kolleen Bouchane | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Mdr-Tb, Union, Tb-Hiv, Tb, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Jonathan Smith, Tuberculosis, They Go to Die, Tuberculosis Film, Stop-Tb-Partnership, Impact News
Kolleen Bouchane

I feel outrage everyday. I think of the stories I know about those who have lived with and died from tuberculosis and I feel truly deeply irreparably angry.

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The EU 'Rescue Fund' -- Part Of The Problem, Not The Solution

Gemma Godfrey | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Yields, Taiwan, Governance, Economy, Summit, Italy, g20, Leverage, Gdp, Greece, Germany, Voluntary, Bond, Efsf, Imf, Consolidation, Cdo, Financial Stability Fund, Sovereign Debt Crisis, Union, Rance, Special Purpose Investment Vehicle, Eurozone, Writedown, Draghi, Growth, Eu, Credit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, Derivative, Haircut, Japan, Rescue Fund, China, Business News
Gemma Godfrey

There is still much to be decided before EU leaders can claim to have provided a comprehensive and credible plan to end the sovereign debt crisis.

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Car Wash Workers Win Landmark Rights

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Labor, Immigrants Rights, Video, Undocumented Immigrants, Car Wash Unionization, Car Wash Union, Unionization, Carwasheros, Workplace Safety, Union, Car Wash, Car Wash Union Rights, Workers Rights, Politics News

Workers at a Southern California car wash won a union contract Tuesday, making them the first unionized car-wash employees in the country. The Los ...

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Friday Talking Points -- Labor Daze

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Polls, Tea Party, President Obama, Speech, Keith Ellison, Obama, Democratic, Republican, Holiday, Workmans Comp, Progressive Caucus, Regulations, Unemployment, Workers Comp, Labor Day, Midotw, Work Day, Grijalva, Union, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Andre Carson, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Overtime, Work Week, Weekend, Child Labor, Raul Grijalva, Ellison, Carson, Labor, Democrat, Congress, Democrats, Osha, Barack Obama, Paid Holiday, Epa, Jim Crow, Mddotw, Lynching, Obama Speech, Friday Talking Points, Politics News
Chris Weigant

It surpasses all irony and actually enters into the realm of bitter humor that we're about to celebrate Labor Day when the unemployment rate remains at the sky-high level of 9.1 percent.

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Wisconsin's Vote More Important Than Iowa's

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: State Senate, Tea Party, Debate, Democrat, Straw Poll, Machine, Ames, Republican, Senate, Wisconsin, Vote, Party, Iowa, Scott Walker, Union Busting, Legislature, Vote Buying, Recall, Union, Wisconsin Recall, Wisconsin Recall Elections, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The less said about the Iowa straw poll the better, actually. Wisconsin could prove to be a much better weathervane in terms of predicting which way the political winds will be blowing, come next year.

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In the Wake of Oslo Attacks, A Path Forward for Labor?

Michelle Chen | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Labor, Hate Crimes, White Supremacists, Norway, Terrorism, Immigration, Socialism, Muslim, Anders Behring Breivik, Europe, Union, Oslo, Politics News
Michelle Chen

Can labor effectively militate toward ideals of justice, democracy and equality in the face of terror? Now, labor can turn a time of mourning into a moment for reaffirming its purpose.

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Sex Scandal Is Peephole Into Manhattan Hotel Life

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Manhattan, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, New York, Sex, Hotel Workers, Dsk, Maid, Hotel, Hotel Worker's Union, Strauss-Kahn, Sexual, West 44th, Scandal, Nafissatou Diallo, Union, New York News
Shirin Sadeghi

The incident with DSK and the maid hasn't shattered any myths about power and sex, but it has left hotel staff in New York, and particularly on West 44th Street, shaken.

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Starbucks Employees In Chile Plan Strike Over Wages

Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Sindicato De Trabajadores De Starbucks Coffee Chile, Global Economy, Strikes, Unemployment Rate, Starbucks Corp, Jobs, Jobless, Economic Recovery, Lunch Stipend, Wall Street Journal, Union, Unfair Wages, Video, Business News

Employees at Starbucks Corp's outlets in Chile plan to walk out on Thursday because, they say, their wages are so low that they can't afford to bu...

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Union Hyatt Regency Workers Hold One-Day Strike

Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Labor, Strikes, Hotel Workers, Unite Here Local 1, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Protests, Chicago Business, Unite Here, Labor Protests, Union, Chicago News

Union workers at Chicago's Hyatt Regency launched a one-day strike Monday at the 151 E. Wacker Drive location as they called for better working condit...

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Another International Mediation Fiasco in Libya

Doug Noll | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Turkey, Civil, African, Council, War, Rebels, Khaddifi, Peace, Gulf, Muammar, Gaddafi, Libya, Nato, Cooperation, Conflict, Arab, Mediation, Russia, Moammar, Mediator, Un, US, League, Union, Peacemaking, Kaddaffi, World News
Doug Noll

Without reforms, we will not see improvement in peace efforts. Untold billions of dollars will continue to be lost and wasted and incredible humanitarian disasters will continue to unfold. It does have to be this way.

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Why Unions Get a Bad Name

Laura Mola | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Production Companies, Filmmaking, Right to Work, Big Business, Mob Tactics, Scam Tactics, Incentives, Blackmail, Flipping Companies, Union, Minorities, Business News
Laura Mola

My dad was in a union, my aunts and uncles, relatives, extended family, all staunch union members. It afforded my sister and me, daughters of an immig...

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Lucia Graves

Reformers Sweep UC Union Election

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Politics News, University of California, California, Grad School, Ucla, United Auto Workers, UC Berkeley, Election Recount, Union Elections, Union, Voting, College News

Graduate students at the University of California voted resoundingly to elect a slate of reformers to lead their union, United Auto Workers Local 2865...

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Lucia Graves

Vote Counting To Resume After UC Grad Students Occupy Union Offices

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: California, University of California, Grad School, United Auto Workers, Ucla, UC Berkeley, Election Recount, Union Elections, Union, Voting, Politics News

The elections committee for a union representing academic student employees in the University of California system voted unanimously on Tuesday to res...

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Slavery and the Civil War: Not What You Think

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Tenth Amendment, Supremacy Clause, Fort Sumter, Constitution, 1861, State Sovereignty, Union, Slavery, Confederacy, Civil War, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

With a volley of artillery fired at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861, the South started a war that nearly destroyed the United State...

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PHOTOS: The Faces Of The Civil War

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Photography, Confederacy, Library of Congress, History, Politics, Civil War Photography, Civil War, American History, War, Civil War Anniversary, War Photography, Slidepollajax, Union, Photojournalism, Arts News

Why do the men in Civil War portraits look so calm? The soldiers, who fought some of the bloodiest battles in American history, couldn't have been at ...

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Obama's Colombia-Korea NAFTA Expansion Is Disgusting

Lori Wallach | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Fta, Labor, South Korea, Trade, Action Plan, Korea, Free Trade, Colombia, Santos, Obama, Nafta, Union, World News
Lori Wallach

Today's announcement by the Obama administration of an "Action Plan" ostensibly aimed at addressing Colombia's horrific labor rights conditions is a remarkably cynical maneuver.

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