Going before groups of autoworkers and union members, President Barack Obama is trying Tuesday to assure blue-collar audiences that the economy is com...
Brendan Smith | Posted 11.11.2009 | Green
f labor wants to promote green jobs, labor should embrace Van Jones -- publicly, loudly, and fast -- at the AFL-CIO Convention.
Mike Elk | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics
The labor movement under the leadership of Richard Trumka intends to be much more aggressive in forcing Democrats to stand by their campaign promises to working people.
Peter Birkenhead | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics
The insidious irony of the pragmatism favored by Obama and Emmanuel is that it legitimizes a delusional worldview and makes practical goals more difficult to achieve.
David Beckmann and Steve Radelet | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business
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.
Denise Dennis | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home
PHILADELPHIA -- Brandon Lucas, 54, of Philadelphia has been a member of the Iron Workers Union for twenty years. His father, a Democratic committee m...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics
The AFL-CIO is blasting out a new mailer to its members, trumpeting Barack Obama's credentials on a key issue of the day -- job creation -- and a pote...
AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The nation's largest labor organization mailed 600,000 fliers to swing union voters in four states Tuesday in an effort to help Dem...
AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO is mobilizing union members who are military veterans to work against Republican presidential candidate John McCain and...
The New York Times | LOUIS UCHITELLE | Posted 06.20.2008 | Business
Acting quickly after securing his party's presidential nomination, Barack Obama picked a well-known representative of Bill Clinton's economic policies...
Washington Post's The Fix | Chris Cillizza | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Change To Win has officially decided to throw its endorsement behind Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), according to Anna Burger, the chair of the group. "C...
AP/Huffington Post | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics