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Stalled Chicago Spire May Get Kickstart From Union

Chicago Tribune | Mary Ellen Podmolik | Posted 04.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Afl-Cio, Chicago Spire, Garrett Kelleher, Chicago Spire Construction, Afl Cio Chicago Spire, Chicago/Illinois, Chicago News

A deep-pocketed AFL-CIO pension fund is meeting with Chicago Spire developer Shelbourne Development Group Tuesday in Chicago to advance discussions th...

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The Crack-Up of Business's United Front Against the Employee Free Choice Act

Art Levine | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Big Business, Afl-Cio, Americans Rights at Work, Employee Free Choice Act, Politics News

Big and small business leaders alike are taking aim at each other's views of the corporate hard-line opposition to the proposed legislation.

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GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR THE EMPLYOEE FREE CHOICE ACT

Stewart Acuff | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afl-Cio, Stewart Acuff, Employee Free Choice Act, Politics News

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has begun a global organized labor effort to help U.S. unions pass the Employee Free Choice Act. I...

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Boosted by Pro-Union Poll, Labor Targets Blue Dog Congressman, AIG, Banks

Art Levine | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Afl-Cio, Obama, Boren, Employee Free Choice Act, Seiu, Aig, Bailout Outrage, Business News

The union movement has been buoyed by a new independent Gallup Poll yesterday showing that a majority of Americans favor the Employee Free Choice Act that would make forming unions eager.

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Wal-Mart and the AFL-CIO Agree: The U.S. Can (and Must) Do a Better Job Fighting Poverty, Disease, and Lack of Opportunity in the Developing World

David Beckmann and Steve Radelet | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business

Read More: MFAN, Afl-Cio, Global Poverty, Obama AFL-CIO, Wal-Mart, Business News

Around the world, societies weakened by hunger, disease, and lack of opportunity have become more vulnerable to political instability and exploitation by extremist and militant groups.

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Kos: Specter's Only Chance At Survival Is Becoming A Democrat

Daily Kos | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Specter Efca, Afl-Cio, Afl-Cio Specter, Afl-Cio Efca, Senator Arlen Specter, Politics News

I've now heard from multiple sources that the AFL-CIO and other labor unions have promised to stand firmly with Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter if he ...

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Big Business Lobby Goes to War with Grassroots Workers Over Pro-Union Bill Today

Art Levine | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Politico, Andy Stern, Afl-Cio, Rachel Maddow, Employee Free Choice Act, Seiu, Business News

The biggest battle between corporate power and workers' rights in over 50 years starts today with the official introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act by leading Democrats in the House and Senate.

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Union Official: Don't Assume Specter Is The Only Republican We Have On EFCA

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Specter, Specter Gop, Arlen Specter, Employee Free Choice Act, Specter Efca, Conference Call, Union Officials, Afl-Cio, Efca, Lisa Murkoski, Murkowski, Politics News

News that Sen. Arlen Specter will face a primary challenge for the 2010 Senate race has prompted a bit of concern among those hoping that he would ser...

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Biden Endorses Employee Free Choice Act In Miami Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afl-Cio, Obama Employee Free Choice Act, Biden Employee Free Chioce Act, Efca, Joe Biden, Employee Free Choice Act, Politics News

Like Barack Obama before him, Vice President Joe Biden offered a one-line endorsement of the Employee Free Choice Act on Thursday in a speech at the b...

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Fox Attacks Union's Posh Digs, Even Though They're A Success Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

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Conservative media outlets have been hammering the AFL-CIO for hosting a board meeting at a glitzy resort in South Beach Miami. But a key fact has gon...

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Gingrich Joins Big Business "Horror Movie" Attacks vs. Workers' Call for Union Rights (Video)

Art Levine | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Blanche Lincoln, Afl-Cio, Unions, Arkansas, Employee Free Choice Act, Gingrich, Video, Efca, Politics News

Despite all the scare-mongering, union strategists are growing increasingly confident that they'll be able to hold on to the few past supporters of the legislation.

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Major Labor Unions Consider Reuniting After Bitter Split 4 Years Ago

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 03.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afl-Cio, Labor Unions, Big Labor, Service Employees International, Seiu, Labor, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Union leaders are talking about reuniting under a single, more powerful federation, nearly four years after a nasty breakup split o...

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Union Allies Fight Back Against GOP "Meltdown Lobby" With IRS Complaint, Grass-Roots Campaigns

Art Levine | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afl-Cio, Obama, Employee Free Choice Act, Economic Policy Institute, Rick Berman, Unions, Politics News

Republican leaders and their conservative big business allies, including the Chamber of Commerce, have gone after workers' rights ...

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Unions File Complaint To Strip Anti-Labor Group's Tax Status

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Irs Lawsuit, Berman Center for Union Facts, Rick Berman, Irs Lawsuit Tax Status, Union Lawsuit, Afl-Cio, Marcus Foundation, Change to Win, Bernie Marcus, Lawsuit, Politics News

Two of the nation's largest unions have filed a joint complaint with the IRS, urging the agency to revoke the tax-exempt status of two organizations f...

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New Boon to Obama's Economic Plan: Solis Confirmed as Labor Secretary

Art Levine | Posted 03.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Economic Recovery, Afl-Cio, Obama, Newt Gingrich, Unions, Employee Free Choice Act, Home News

With the pro-worker Hilda Solis now at the helm of the Labor Department, our country will have a better chance to fulfill the vision President Obama highlighted Tuesday night.

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New Report Reveals Why GOP Hates Unions: They Raise Wages, Boost Economy

Art Levine | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Center for Amerian Progress, Afl-Cio, Uaw, Stimulus, Unions, Employee Free Choice Act, Economy, Politics News

Big businesses and the GOP have taken a short-term, greedy look at their economic self-interest and determined they must fight the Employee Free Choice Act with all the weapons at their disposal.

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Will Hilda Solis Arrest "Wage Theft" CEOs? Lessons from L.A.'s Car Wash Bust

Art Levine | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afl-Cio, Hilda Solis, Wage Theft, Carwash Prosecution, Los Angeles City Attorney, Obama, Obama's Cabinet, Politics News

Union activists hope that when Hilda Solis is confirmed as Labor Secretary, she'll take some cues from the innovative, tough-minded prosecution in Los Angeles.

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Labor To Open Fire Over Solis Confirmation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Labor Community, Employee Free Choice Act, Hilda Solis, Labor Department, Afl-Cio, Efca, Labor Secretary, Obama Solis, Solis Afl-Cio, Solis Labor, Politics News

The country's largest labor and Hispanic groups are ratcheting up the confirmation fight over Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis, preparing a full-ou...

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Obama To Host Labor Leaders While Issuing Executive Orders

Plum Line | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama White House, Labor, Hilda Solis, Employee Free Choice Act, Seiu, Afl-Cio, John Sweeney, Labor Unions, Barack Obama, Politics News

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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AFL-CIO Advances Employee Free Choice Battle With New Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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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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Bush's Midnight Regulations Value Profits More Than People

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Public Citizen, Greenhouse Gas, George W. Bush, Regulation, National Marine Fisheries Service, Beryllium, Afl-Cio, Barack Obama, Clean Air Act, Midnight Regulations, Charlie Gibson, Silica, Gao, Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ABC News, President Bush, Government Accountability Office, Worker Exposure to Toxic Materials, Labor Regulations, Worker Safety, Osha, Labor Rights, Workers' Rights, Truck Driving Regulations, Business News

The legacy of George W. Bush's final days in office will be degradation of the environment, endangered species and the safety of working people.

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Change We Need

Stewart Acuff | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afl-Cio, Barack Obama, Labor Unions, Unions, Stewart Acuff, Politics News

If our movement does not produce at this moment in history, folks my age will probably never see this kind of opportunity action.

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Unions Aren't To Blame For Automakers' Woes

Mike Papantonio | Posted 03.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Automotive Industry, Air America Radio, Mike Papantonio, Union, Recession, Detriot, Uaw, Organized Labor, Bailout, Ring of Fire, Union Busting, Economy, United Auto Workers, Detroit Bailout, Automakers, Walmart Unions, Economic Policy Institute, Gm, Automaker Bailout, Richard Shelby, The Big 3, Epi, Big Three Automakers, Jim Demint, Detroit Three, Ford, Afl-Cio, Cars, Detroit Automakers, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Chysler, Auto Industry, Bailout Outrage, Business News

If the centralized, organized mouthpiece for labor is destroyed, then so is the only advocacy vehicle available to the nonunion worker.

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Judge: CNN Must Re-Hire 100 Fired Union Workers

AFL-CIO Now Blog | James Parks | Posted 12.26.2008 | Media

Read More: CNN Unions, Labor, NABET-CWA, CNN Labor, Cnn, Labor Unions, National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians, Afl-Cio, Media News

This report likely won't be on CNN's "Headline News," but after five years, former workers at CNN have finally gained justice. In a decision made publ...

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