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Showdown in Chicago

Richard Trumka | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: American Bankers Association, CEO Pay, Chicago, Lobbyists, Derivatives, Financial Reform, Federal Reserve, Afl-Cio, Goldman Sachs, Labor, Unemployment, Wall Street, Hedge Funds, Ceos, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Union Blogs, Bonuses, Unions, Inequality, Bankers, Joblessness, Recession, Labor Unions, Economic Recovery, Business News
Richard Trumka

We're gathering outside the American Bankers Association meeting to demand reform that will allow us to rebuild our communities, our lives and the real economy. We've got a lot to rebuild.

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Women and People of Color Down for the Count in Jobless Recovery

Arlene Holt Baker | Posted 10.13.2009 | Home

Read More: Labor, Unemployment, Underemployment, Union Blogs, Arlene Holt Baker, Unemployment Rate, Unions, Union, Home News
Arlene Holt Baker

A close look at the unemployment figures shows that while white males are taking it on the chin in this recession, women and people of color are down ...

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Don't Let Our Opponents Divide Us with Race

Richard Trumka | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Social Security, John McCain, Workers, Employee Free Choice Act, Middle Class, Pensions, Jobs, Clean Energy, Afl-Cio, Pay Equity, Thailand, Race, Barack Obama, Religion, Patriotism, Labor, Muslim, Union Blogs, Health Care, Unions, Christian, Union, Richard Trumka, Politics News
Richard Trumka

The opponents of working people are trying to divide us by using Obama's race as an issue. Union members must lead the fight against such divisions and, instead, look at the bottom line.

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