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Illinois House Should Pass Fair Pension Bill, SB 2404

Michael T. Carrigan | Posted 05.21.2013 | Chicago
Michael T. Carrigan

On a range of issues, our state faces tough problems that can only be solved by stakeholders and elected officials working together. The new pension reform legislation, Senate Bill 2404, shows the way.

Dave Jamieson

Labor Leader Leaves AFL-CIO To Head Community Organizing Network

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.16.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- In a sign of how organized labor is trying to spread its roots more broadly in the progressive movement, Fred Azcarate, a longtime labor...

Free Trade With Europe

Jerry Jasinowski | Posted 05.06.2013 | Business
Jerry Jasinowski

It is something Washington can work together on, and a viable TAP would give a real boost to the economies of the U.S. and the EU. It would be, in Shakespeare's timeless phrase, a consummation devoutly to be wished.

A Movement Is Needed to Get Corporations to Disclose All Their Political Spending. Let's Start It

Wendell Potter | Posted 04.29.2013 | Politics
Wendell Potter

While all companies are required to report their federal lobbying and Political Action Committee expenditures, that money is just a fraction of what they often spend in the political arena to protect their profits.

Dave Jamieson

Safety Inspections At Deadly Factories 'A Facade'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.08.2013 | Business

WASHINGTON -- The leading federation of labor unions in the U.S. has issued a withering critique of so-called social auditing programs, the corporate-...

"The Things Which Unite Us"

Carl Pope | Posted 04.22.2013 | Green
Carl Pope

Trumka lays down a searing challenge to the right-wing economic royalists who are funding climate change denial: "We must embrace science, and I am here to say that climate change is real and climate change is dangerous."

"This Is Not About Her Personal Opinion"

Wendy Carrillo | Posted 04.17.2013 | Los Angeles
Wendy Carrillo

On April 10, the national day of action for immigration reform, labor leader Maria Elena Durazo was outspoken in her critique of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Dave Jamieson

Major Ally Rips Obama Budget: 'Unconscionable'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 04.08.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Obama hasn't formally proposed his "compromise" budget plan yet, but the White House can already see cracks forming among its ...

What Immigration Reform Could Mean for American Workers, and Why the AFL-CIO Is Embracing It

Robert Reich | Posted 04.02.2013 | Politics
Robert Reich

Their agreement on is very preliminary and hasn't yet even been blessed by the so-called Gang of Eight senators working on immigration reform, but the mere fact that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Chamber of Commerce President Thomas J. Donohue agreed on anything is remarkable.

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Gathers Unstoppable Momentum

David Leopold | Posted 04.02.2013 | Politics
David Leopold

With Friday's agreement between the AFL-CIO and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the terms of a guest worker program it's clear that immigration reform is going to be a reality this time around.

Business, Labor Get Deal On Worker Program, Source Says

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 03.31.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Big business and labor have struck a deal on a new low-skilled worker program, removing the biggest hurdle to completion of sweepin...

Key Groups Close On Immigration Deal

Posted 03.30.2013 | Politics

By ERICA WERNER, The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Big business and major labor unions appeared ready Friday to end a fight over a new low-skilled...

The Number That Could Kill Immigration Reform

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.17.2013 | Politics
Fernando Espuelas

Just weeks after the "Gang of 8" bi-partisan senators presented a blueprint for comprehensive immigration reform, nasty political storm clouds are forming over Washington.

Dave Jamieson

Organized Labor Willing To Buck White House On Entitlements

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 03.15.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- With the White House showing openness to cuts in Social Security, officials with the AFL-CIO labor federation said Friday that they woul...

Dave Jamieson

Labor Unions Take Stock As Numbers Dwindle

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 03.07.2013 | Politics

Just as the percentage of Americans belonging to a union has fallen to a historic low, the leader of the largest labor federation in the country on Th...

We Must Seize Opportunities to Make Immigration Reform a Reality

Janet Murguía | Posted 04.29.2013 | Latino Voices
Janet Murguía

The AFL-CIO and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce came together and produced a set of principles that should guide all discussions on the future flow of workers into this country. The concessions are notable, but the common ground is even more remarkable.

Dave Jamieson

Unions Call For Scrapping The Sequester Entirely

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.27.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The AFL-CIO union federation called on lawmakers Wednesday to repeal the so-called sequestration that will lead to $85 billion in automa...

Restoring the American Dream for All Workers

Marielena Hincapié | Posted 04.27.2013 | Business
Marielena Hincapié

Immigration reform is the latest hot topic in Washington, but in the debate, precious little has been said about protecting immigrant workers' right to organize.

A No-Brainer: Launching a Purchasing Co-op for Unions

Rick Sloan | Posted 04.24.2013 | Business
Rick Sloan

A purchasing co-op of unions offers a complex solution to a perplexing problem -- how to strengthen unions financially in these perilous times. It is not a panacea. It simply must prove its value by saving significant sums for its member unions. And it is starting to do exactly that.

Business, Labor Groups Announce Agreement On Key Immigration Component

Posted 02.21.2013 | Politics

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Chamber of Commerce and AFL-CIO say they have a deal on principles for a new visa program to bring ...

Dave Jamieson

Is Obama's Minimum Wage Proposal Too Low?

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.20.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- As the White House developed its new proposal to raise the federal minimum wage, there was at least one core constituency of President O...

White House Inaction on Silica Is Deadly for Workers

Richard Trumka | Posted 04.15.2013 | Politics
Richard Trumka

The delay in job safety protections for silica is inexcusable and heartless. It's time for industry opponents to stand down and time for the White House to stand up for working men and women.

Dave Jamieson

Commerce Secretary Rumors Rattle Unions

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.08.2013 | Chicago

WASHINGTON -- In recent days, multiple news outlets -- from the Washington Post to the Chicago Sun-Times to Bloomberg -- have reported that Chicago bu...

Elise Foley

Labor Groups: Immigration Reform Won't Fail Because Of Us

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.24.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on Wednesday that labor unions could kill comprehensive immigration reform unless President Barack Obama ...

JPMorgan Working Actively To Disempower Its Shareholders

Reuters | Posted 03.26.2013 | Business

* Union says 'Whale' loss is reason to divide JPMorgan * AFL-CIO fund says bank has become too big to manage * Another u...