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The Indefinable Barack Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

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Barack Obama's appointment of Rep. Hilda Solis as Secretary of Labor put an end to the preliminary process of crafting his economic team. It has been,...

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Obama Opens the Door, Will Labor Go Through It?

Bob Ostertag | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

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Bob Ostertag

Obama has essentially invited American workers to come out of the political cold and step into the sunshine. Are their leaders going to accept, or will the keep hanging out in the shadows of power?

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Wal-Mart's Failure to Protect Its Workers: An Unfortunate Symbol

David Nassar | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, Efca, Walmart, Walmart Unions, Wal-Mart, Employee Free Choice Act, Black Friday, Jdmiytai Damour, New York, Seiu, Ufcw, Politics News
David Nassar

When ten employees of the Wal-Mart meat department in a TX store elected UFCW as their union, Wal-Mart immediately scrapped their entire network of in-store butcher departments nationwide.

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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About EFCA (But Were Afraid To Ask)

ZP Heller | Posted 01.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Efca, Obama Transition, Barbara Ehrenreich, Employee Free Choice Act, Barack Obama, Howie Klein, Seiu, Michael Whitney, Jim Boehner, Labor Rights, Lee Scott, Employee Rights, Bernie Marcus, Unions, Labor Unions, Wal-Mart, Business News
ZP Heller

We're so close to passing the Employee Free Choice Act that we must dispel the last-minute attempts by anti-labor politicians to quash our efforts of standing up for working people.

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Obama Teaches the Gays

Rick Jacobs | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Rick Jacobs

The Mormon Church and its subsidiary allies brilliantly pumped in money and lies into a cynical campaign to strip rights from people. They ran a much better campaign than the No side.

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Obama Win Emboldens Unions

Crain's Chicago Business | Mike Colias | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago

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Unions are planning aggressive organizing drives at Chicago-area hospitals in the wake of Tuesday's election of Barack Obama, a close ally of organize...

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Actor Tim Daly Enlists in Obama's Battle for Nevada

Marc Cooper | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home

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Marc Cooper

Daly was drafted by the country's largest labor union, as part of its celebrity-centered "Guess Who's Knocking" campaign to directly involve high-profile entertainers in its get-out-the-vote efforts.

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Battle For The West: Colorado Voter Suppression Suit Settled; Provisional Ballots To Be Accepted

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.30.2008 | Home

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Ryan Rivera

The Colorado Secretary of State's office has settled a lawsuit brought by voters' rights groups and the SEIU over what they claimed were illegal purge...

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McCain's Health Care Plan: 20 Million Americans Would Lose Coverage

Kathlyn Stone | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

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Kathlyn Stone

While Obama's health care plan would spend roughly 20 percent more than McCain's, it would cover more people and cost less per capita.

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Justice for All with a New Administration? It's Up to Us

Andy Stern | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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Andy Stern

On November 5th, do we start planning how we will stake our individual claims on the new president and Congress, or do we turn our attention to the greater opportunity to work together for the good of all?

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So... Now What?

Andy Stern | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: $700 Billion Bailout, Wall Street Bailout, Wall Street, Bailout, Economy, Barack Obama, Seiu, Main Street, Obama Administration, Politics News
Andy Stern

Let's face it: the Bailout Bill doesn't get to the heart of what's wrong with our economy. Neither you, nor I, nor many of those who voted for it believe that this bill will solve the pressing issues American families face.

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Jason Linkins

Protesters Perch At One Of McCain's Pads, Seeking Foreclosure Relief

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

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With the world's financial markets doing their best imitation of a Busby Berkeley choreographed collision of fecal matter and fan blade, and the natio...

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What Is Wal-Mart So Afraid Of? Four Words: Employee Free Choice Act

Robert Greenwald | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rights, Walmart, Civil Liberties, Workers, Employee Free Choice Act, Economy, Baratunde Thurston, Seiu, Meet the Bloggers, Cenk Uygur, Pensions, American Rights at Work, Robert Greenwald, Recession, Working Class, Brave New Foundation, Efca, Jack and Jill Politics, Michael Whitney, Ceos, Andy Stern, Class,War, Unions, Politics News
Robert Greenwald

The Employee Free Choice Act is a vital piece of legislation that, if passed, will go a long way toward restoring the middle class in our country.

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Seth Colter Walls

Union Officials: Obama Should Hit Harder On Economy, Not Worry About "Class War" Label

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

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Andy Stern has a message for Barack Obama: do not fear being accused of waging "class war" by speaking out for middle class and poor families. On the...

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Friday Talking Points [44] -- McCain House Party!

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

John McCain said something ridiculous to a reporter yesterday. I hasten to point out that the previous sentence should have been a major media headlin...

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Wal-Mart's Anti-Union Threats Lead to Backlash, Call for Federal Probe

Art Levine | Posted 09.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Anti-Union, Union-Busting, Wal-Mart, SEIU., Employee Free Choice Act, Business News
Art Levine

Wal-Mart may have inadvertently done workers a big favor with its threats that a Democratic victory in November could lead to passage of a new law making organizing unions easier.

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Anti-Wal-Mart Forces Mellowing Their Approach To Retail Giant

New York Times | Michael Barbaro | Posted 06.12.2008 | Business

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Over the last several months, a confidential report has circulated within the headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores, proposing sweeping changes to its emplo...

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SEIU Convention -- These Are PROGRESSIVE People

Dave Johnson | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

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Dave Johnson

This is a great thing happening here at the SEIU convention in Puerto Rico. These people are going to really make changes happen -- with health care the first priority.

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Not Just Us

Mike Fishman and George Gresham | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Puerto Rico, Labor, Seiu, Health Insurance, Justice, Labor Unions, Health Care, Politics News
Mike Fishman and George Gresham

Over the next three days, nearly 2,000 delegates from Unions across North America will meet to elect leaders, debate on current issues and set the agenda for our union for the next four years.

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Labor's Self-Inflicted Wounds Threaten Progressive Movement

Kelly Candaele | Posted 04.25.2008 | Home

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Kelly Candaele

Just as we are on the precipice of a major political realignment, a possible resurgence of progressive politics in Washington, the backbone of that movement -- organized labor -- is engaged in a self-destructive internal battle.

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Labor's Self-Inflicted Wounds Threaten Progressive Movement

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.25.2008 | Home

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Peter Dreier

Just as we are on the precipice of a major political realignment, a possible resurgence of progressive politics in Washington, the backbone of that movement -- organized labor -- is engaged in a self-destructive internal battle.

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Union War Erupts In Ohio

Chicago Tribune | Stephen Franklin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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An explosion of insults between officials from the Service Employees International Union and the California Nurses Association capped a scrapped effor...

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SEIU Texas, Ohio Spending Nearly $1 Million To Support Obama

The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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According to independent expenditure notices filed with the Federal Election Commission, the Service Employees International Union plans to spend more...

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Powerful 1.9M-Member Union Backs Obama

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Barack Obama won the support Friday of the 1.9-million member Service Employees International Union, his second endorsement in...

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SEIU Set To Endorse Obama

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Barack Obama is expected to be endorsed Friday by the Service Employees International Union, one of the nation's most powerful...

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