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Time to Stop "Stop and Frisk"

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2012

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Marian Wright Edelman

The silent Father's Day March will be a chance for people of all backgrounds to walk silently down New York's Fifth Avenue together to convey to New York City leaders that it is time to stop treating hundreds of thousands of our young people of color like criminals when they have done nothing wrong.

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Health Happens in the Workplace: Employee Wellness Program to Improve Lives and Save Money

Robert Ross | Posted 05.16.2012

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Robert Ross

We know health happens in the workplace, and there is plenty of research now telling us that savings happen with prevention.

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Why Nurses are Committed to the Fate of the Affordable Care

Dr. L. Toni Lewis | Posted 05.11.2012

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Dr. L. Toni Lewis

The Affordable Care Act is the law that empowers nurses, doctors, and healthcare workers, who actually deliver care, to better manage care so patients have the best possible outcomes. Nurses will no longer be simply reacting to critical care situations.

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Elise Foley

Alabama Immigration Debate Moves To Mexican Government

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.30.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Service Employees International Union continued its fight against Alabama immigration law HB 56 on Monday by filing a complaint with...

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The U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide And So Will We

Eliseo Medina | Posted 04.21.2012

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Eliseo Medina

For two years, we have been living with the consequences of racial profiling state laws that violate our basic human and civil rights. But these mean-spirited laws that threaten the rights of citizens and immigrants will not be the last word.

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Dave Jamieson

GOP's Labor Website Infuriates Unions

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 04.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Union activists generally don't consider House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) to be an ally in labor struggle...

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Elise Foley

Alabama Immigration Law Fight Moves To South Korea

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 03.16.2012

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South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai, which has large plants in Alabama, hasn't responded publicly to the state's extreme immigration law -- yet. Civ...

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Protecting Democracy in America Means Protecting Voting Rights and Civil Rights

Gerry Hudson | Posted 05.09.2012

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Gerry Hudson

It is imperative that we not only understand the fight against restrictive voter ID laws , but that we also acknowledge that racist, anti-immigration laws, like Alabama's HB56, is an assault on the very values that civil rights marchers stood for nearly 50 years ago.

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Obama Getting Big Boost From Key Constituency

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 04.23.2012

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WASHINGTON — Unions are gearing up to spend more than $400 million to help re-elect President Barack Obama and lift Democrats this election year...

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The Golden Years: One Step Forward or Several Steps Back?

Gerry Hudson | Posted 04.18.2012

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Gerry Hudson

While the recent drop in unemployment numbers is great news, I wonder about how it will impact older African-American baby boomers. Our looming retirement security crisis, disproportionally affects African Americans, many of whom are retiring in poverty after a lifetime of work.

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We Must Win Back the American Dream for the 99% In 2012

Gerry Hudson | Posted 03.17.2012

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Gerry Hudson

As we honor Dr. King's legacy this year, we must remember that working families deserve economic justice, including America's 13 million unemployed, the long-term unemployed and the 24 million people looking for work.

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Janell Ross

Office Cleaners, Building Owners Get To Yes

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 12.31.2011

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New York office cleaners and building owners reached a tentative four-year labor agreement late Friday, averting a potential New Year's Day strike. ...

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Dave Jamieson

Unhappy New Year For Workers Facing Job Loss

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.30.2011

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Around 800 nursing home workers in Connecticut could be out of a job when the New Year's ball drops this weekend, as nursing home company HealthBridge...

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Janell Ross

New York Building Cleaner Strike Could Have National Implications

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 12.30.2011

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As the New Year's Eve contract deadline looms for office cleaners who attend to some of New York City's most iconic buildings and the companies that o...

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Janell Ross

N.Y. Building Cleaners Poised to Strike

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 12.28.2011

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Workers who clean more than 1,500 buildings in New York -- including iconic facilities such as the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center and the T...

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Tyler Kingkade

Occupy Wall Street Adjusts To Outside Support

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- During a recent demonstration in Washington, D.C., several hundred progressives gathered on K Street were protesting the same outrage bu...

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Will Public Outrage Finally Force the President and the States to Prosecute Outlaw Bankers?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 02.19.2012

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Richard (RJ) Eskow

It's bad enough to watch powerful people break the law with impunity, shatter the economy, get rescued with taxpayer dollars, and then get to scoff at the law as they walk away unpunished. Here's what's even worse: If they're not brought to justice, they'll do it again.

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Occupy Wall Street: The First Quarter and Beyond

George Gresham | Posted 02.15.2012

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George Gresham

In the world Wall Street has made, quarterly results are the measure of all things. And so, with the three-month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street just passed, it is, inevitably, time to take stock of the movement.

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Paul Blumenthal

Protesters Target Wall Street's Favorite Little Lobbying Shop

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 12.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, union members and Occupy protesters swarmed across downtown Washington, D.C. in an effort to protest companies that pay mo...

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Tyler Kingkade

Occupy Protesters Take Over K Street, Resulting In Dozens Of Arrests

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- At least 60 protesters were arrested on K Street NW, the historical lobbying hub of the nation's capital, as they blocked four key inter...

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Police Arrest Protesters Blocking D.C. Streets

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Protesters inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement took to the streets of the nation's capital on Wednesday blocking downtown inters...

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WATCH: Tea Party Rep Avoids The 99% In D.C.

The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 12.07.2011

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A group of protesters from the Chicago area in Washington, D.C. for the "Take Back the Capitol" week of action paid a visit to U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh's o...

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Republicans Maneuvering To Quash New Rules

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 01.30.2012

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WASHINGTON — The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday moved ahead with plans to speed the pace of union elections, even as Republicans in...

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Health Care Workers File Bold Voter Initiatives to Rein in Health Care Costs in California

Dave Regan | Posted 01.28.2012

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Dave Regan

Preserving the status quo is simply not possible. We need fundamental reform oriented around quality, cost-reduction and an aggressive attempt to reduce chronic disease.

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Dave Jamieson

Airport Workers Say Pay Is Illegally Low

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 11.23.2011

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CHICAGO, Ill. -- Every day she goes to work at O'Hare International Airport, Elda Burke faces the same dilemma. Burke, 30, works as a passenger at...

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