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UNION GROUPS DEMAND FEDS ACT VS. WAL-MART ANTI-OBAMA VOTING ORDER
UNION GROUPS DEMAND FEDS ACT VS. WAL-MART ANTI-OBAMA VOTING ORDER By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer               WASHINGTON (PAI)--The AFL-CIO, American Rights at Work, Change to Win and WakeUp Wal-Mart formally asked the...
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Aug 15, 2008

EPI: CHINESE TRADE SURPLUS WITH U.S. COSTS ALMOST 2.3M JOBS
EPI: CHINESE TRADE SURPLUS WITH U.S. COSTS ALMOST 2.3M JOBS               WASHINGTON (PAI)--China’s trade surplus with the U.S., created by undervalued currency, low or no pay for Chinese workers and a deliberate drive for industrial...
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Aug 15, 2008

COURT: BUSH FAA OWES OVERTIME TO HALF OF ALL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
COURT: BUSH FAA OWES OVERTIME TO HALF OF ALL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer               WASHINGTON (PAI)--Even as the anti-worker GOP Bush Federal Aviation Administration continues to battle its air...
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Aug 15, 2008

15,000 reporters, but will we get the true story?
In the years I've lived in the Twin Cities, I've witnessed some pretty high-profile events: a Super Bowl and the visit of Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev. But nothing compares to the hype surrounding the upcoming Republican National Convention.
News Item  ·  Workday Minnesota  ·  Aug 12, 2008

UNION LEADERS CONFRONT RACE-AND-POLITICS ISSUE HEAD-ON
UNION LEADERS CONFRONT RACE-AND-POLITICS ISSUE HEAD-ON By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer     CHICAGO (PAI)--Facing the fact that many unionists may be reluctant to vote for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for the presidency because he is African-American, union leaders meeting in...
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Aug 8, 2008

FED GOAL: FILIBUSTER-PROOF SENATE MAJORITY
FED GOAL: FILIBUSTER-PROOF SENATE MAJORITY By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer     CHICAGO (PAI)--The AFL-CIO has set a political goal, second only to helping presumed Democratic nominee Barack Obama win the White House, of achieving a filibuster-proof 60-vote pro-worker Senate...
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Aug 8, 2008

SWEENEY: OBAMA CAMPAIGN TO SEEK 3M VOLUNTEERS, UNIONISTS INCLUDED
SWEENEY: OBAMA CAMPAIGN TO SEEK 3M VOLUNTEERS, UNIONISTS INCLUDED By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer     CHICAGO (PAI)--Imagine mobilizing one of every 100 Americans, a population equal to that of the entire city of Chicago, and putting them out on the campaign trail....
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Aug 8, 2008

OBAMA TO UNION LEADERS: 'WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU'
OBAMA TO UNION LEADERS: ‘WE CAN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU’ By Mark Gruenberg PAI Staff Writer               WASHINGTON (PAI)--Prospective Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) told more than 2,500 union leaders...
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Aug 1, 2008

WITNESSES WARN OF TURBULENCE AHEAD IF DELTA BUYS NORTHWEST
WITNESSES WARN OF TURBULENCE AHEAD IF DELTA BUYS NORTHWEST               WASHINGTON (PAI)--Union leaders and a labor economist whose university has spent eight years studying the airline industry are warning of turbulence ahead I...
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Aug 1, 2008

HOUSE OKS PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT FOR FEMALE WORKERS
HOUSE OKS PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT FOR FEMALE WORKERS               WASHINGTON (PAI)--Turning back objections from big business and yet another veto threat from the anti-worker GOP Bush regime, the House July 31 passed the Paycheck...
News Item  ·  PAI  ·  Aug 1, 2008

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