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The attempt by Wisconsin's governor to all but eliminate union rights of state employees is one of the most important labor developments in decades.
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- Added: Feb 23, 2011
- Length: 05:02
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As a new federal report shows,unionized workers not only earn more than non-union workers, but also have much better benefits.
- Added: Aug 06, 2010
- Length: 04:19
Senate Democrats loss of their filibuster proof 60 vote majority with the election of Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown seems certain to doom at...
- Added: Jan 22, 2010
- Length: 03:55
Jack Henning, a remarkable labor leader, led a lifelong crusade in behalf of working people.
- Added: Jun 11, 2009
- Length: 04:03
February sixth will mark the 90th anniversary of the Seattle general strike, one of the most dramatic strikes in U.S. history.
- Added: Jan 30, 2009
- Length: 03:53
Organized labor played a major role in Barack Obama's election and expects much in return.
- Added: Nov 06, 2008
- Length: 03:40
It should be obvious by now, with election day nearing, that Barack Obama should be the overwhelming choice of working people.
- Added: Oct 16, 2008
- Length: 05:14
Amid the speculation over Sarah Palin possibly becoming the first woman to serve as vice president, don't forget Frances Perkins, the first woman t...
- Added: Sep 05, 2008
- Length: 05:16
Organized labor is close to winning its battle to guarantee firm union rights ti U.S. workers.
- Added: Aug 22, 2008
- Length: 04:40
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is running for Congress on an unusually worker-friendly platform.
- Added: Aug 14, 2008
- Length: 03:11
Barack Obama supports key issues that would greatly improve the lives of American workers, John McCain opposes them.
- Added: Jun 06, 2008
- Length: 03:17
Millions of jobless Americans badly need more of the unemployment benefits that have helped sustain them.
- Added: May 02, 2008
- Length: 03:24
There's finally a realistic chance for passage of a law to give U.S. workers the full union rights that have long been denied them.
- Added: Mar 13, 2008
- Length: 04:32
A commentary noting that the two sometimes hostile factions of the labor movement are waging major campaigns to recruit new members and strengthen ...
- Added: Oct 11, 2007
- Length: 03:59
A commentary on the extraordinary campaign that Democratic presidential candidates are waging to win union endorsements.
- Added: Sep 27, 2007
- Length: 03:52
Thanks to their growing poliitical strength, American iunions will be celebrating Labor Day this year with much greater expectations for success th...
- Added: Aug 25, 2007
- Length: 04:00
To a man -- and woman -- the Democratic presidential candidates say they're great friends of American workers. True or false? The answer could depe...
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- Added: May 25, 2007
- Length: 03:39
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Congressman Pete Stark is a rare politician. He takes seriously the separation of church and state and actually has the political courage to say he...
- Added: Mar 22, 2007
- Length: 03:44
- Added: Feb 16, 2007
- Length: 03:54
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A commentary on the major role unions played in the Democratic Party's midterm sweep.
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- Added: Nov 10, 2006
- Length: 02:32
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Unions have launched one of labor's biggest political campaigns ever in behalf of their Democratic Party allies.
- Added: Sep 08, 2006
- Length: 02:39
Although the Cold War is long over, red-baiting for political advantage continues.
- Added: Nov 26, 2005
- Length: 03:03
