The nation's largest union group said Thursday that it will not support the Democratic health-care bill unless "substantial changes" are made to the c...
bloomberg.com | Pierre Paulden and Shannon D. Harrington | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business
Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James Hoffa said Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is creating derivatives trades that ...
Andy Stern | Posted 12.07.2009 | Business
We can no longer allow Goldman to write the rules of our economy. We can no longer allow Lloyd Blankfein to control our destiny. Goldman Sachs needs to come clean.
Andy Stern | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics
The President's leadership on job creation is critical, and we will now see whether our Congress and the President's economic team can translate his wisdom into a real American economic plan.
James Altucher | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business
I get it. People are angry at Goldman Sachs. But anger, particularly when misplaced, is not going to bring the economy back. Instead, how about we focus on making some money? Let's buy some stocks and enjoy the holidays.
Andy Stern | Posted 11.25.2009 | Business
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein has a lot to be thankful for this year. But among it all, he and other Wall Stree CEOs don't seem especially thankful for the American people.
Andy Stern | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business
Lloyd Blankfein doesn't get it. If he really wants to change Goldman Sachs' image, he's got to change reality.
HuffingtonPost.com | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business
Protesters rallied outside of Goldman Sachs' Washington office office Monday and railed against big bonuses and "Too Big To Fail" banks. The SEIU and ...
Andy Stern | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business
We're taking to the streets because it seems as if companies like Goldman Sachs love their company more than their country. Goldman Sachs seems to salute no flag but their own corporate logo.
Art Levine | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics
Fury is mounting over Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein's comment that's he's just a banker "doing God's work" and the ongoing risk that "too big to fail" firms like Goldman Sachs pose to the economy.
Posted 10.27.2009 | Business
(UPDATE: Scroll down for more original video from the protests) Thousands of people gathered in Chicago today in front of the American Bankers Associ...
Andy Stern | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics
There is no such thing as a Republican filibuster. Right now, the only ones who can stand in the way of giving the American people meaningful health care reform are our elected Democratic Senators.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics
One of the nation's most powerful union leaders warned conservative Democratic senators on Thursday that there would be a "price to pay" if they voted...
Wall Street Journal | Jake Sherman | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics
The death of Sen. Edward Kennedy quickly became a rallying cry for Congress to pass health care overhaul legislation. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's of...
Randy Shaw | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics
Stern's optimism runs counter to the facts. No date for negotiations with UNITE HERE has been set and Stern has not publicly renounced his demand for binding arbitration.
Doug Schoen | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business
The company made famous for low prices just helped further solidify cost control as a requirement for entry in the health care debate.
Randy Shaw | Posted 07.31.2009 | Home
In a dramatic blow to SEIU's efforts to raid UNITE HERE members and jurisdictions, 15 of the nation's leading unions pledged Monday to provide UNITE H...
Randy Shaw | Posted 07.23.2009 | Home
SEIU defeated NUHW by 233 votes in their bitter election over Fresno's 10,000 home care workers, but now faces a situation analogous to the United Sta...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics
Sen. Kent Conrad's proposal for a cooperative approach to health insurance coverage has created a unique challenge for progressive health care advocat...
Bruce Raynor | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
Let's end this now. Let's get back to fighting for economic and social justice to improve the lives of union members and working families.
Art Levine | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media
Andrew Ross Sorkin and his allies on the Morning Joe show came in for a thorough thrashing from union leaders and progressive bloggers yesterday for their ignorance.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics
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...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics
Senator Arlen Specter's defection to the Democratic Party was supposed to ease his path towards reelection in 2010. But in a memo to Pennsylvania memb...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics
With poll numbers showing Sen. Arlen Specter in dangerous electoral water, union officials have begun presenting what amounts to a "get-out-of-jail-fr...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics
One of the highest-profile union leaders in the country criticized the president on Tuesday for having a double standard for the automotive and financ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.17.2009 | Politics