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• Don’t Cry For Me, America

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 543
  http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2009/11/21/dont-cry-for-me-america In the early 20th century, Argentina was one of the richest countries in the world. While Great Britain ’s maritime power and its far-flung empire had propelled it to a dominant position among the world’s industrialized nations, only the ...
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• Mexico City : Christmas not so Merry for Out of Work Electricistas

  
  The Rag Blog — Authority: 524
  At top, Mexico Citys giant Christmas tree. Photo by Gary Denness / Creative Commons. Below, members of the electrical union protest the governments decision to dissolve the state-run electricity company Luz y Fuerza del Centro in Mexico City on Oct. 11, 2009. Photo by Miguel Tovar / AP.Feliz Navidad:Hardscrabble ...
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• B(etrayal) D(ishonesty) S(candal)

  
  Z-Word Blog — Authority: 527
  “It is with disgust and dismay that I find my name listed as a signer of ‘Boycott Apartheid Israel: Open Letter from US Trade Unionists.’  I demand that my name be removed immediately! Prior to seeing the letter on the Palestine Chronicle website, I had never seen such a letter or engaged in discussions about ...
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• Sharp Insurance Spike To Hit Florida Businesses

  
  TitusOneNine — Authority: 581
  Currently, nearly 700,000 people in Florida receive unemployment benefits. For employers such as Kevin Rusk, owner and founder of the Titanic Brewery and Restaurant in Coral Gables, it comes with a cost. Rusk is one of the thousands of business owners statewide who soon will receive notice that his unemployment ...
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• US lawmakers push tough new ‘Buy American’ bill

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 532
  US lawmakers push tough new ‘Buy American’ bill US lawmakers have introduced legislation to tighten “Buy American” rules that often anger major US trading partners by requiring that public sector projects rely on domestic goods and services. Representative Dan Lipinski and Senator Russ ...
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• Confusion and Anxiety Over Climate Change Negotiations

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 636
  Bob Baugh, executive director of the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council and co-chair of the AFL-CIO Energy Task Force, sends us this report from the climate change talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, where 40 U.S. union members are part of a 400-member global union movement delegation led by the International Trade Union ...
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• Labor unions oppose Senate’s health bill

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 461
  Two politically powerful labor unions came out Thursday against the Senates health care overhaul bill as Democratic leaders struggled to find a compromise on the measures abortion language and lock down enough support among their party to move toward a final vote by Christmas Eve. Moderate Democrat Sen. Ben Nelson of ...
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• Trumka Takes on the ‘Neoliberalism’ that Broke U.S. Economy

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 707
  Today, help me welcome Seth Michaels, a blogger at AFL-CIO Now . Seth live-tweeted our webcast of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka this week, when Trumka answered the questions on the nation’s jobs crisis that got the most votes by working families. In Tuesday’s live Web chat , AFL-CIO President Richard ...
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• Trumka Takes on the ‘Neoliberalism’ that Broke U.S. Economy

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 636
         In Tuesday’s live Web chat , AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka talked about what we need to do to fix our economy in both the short term and the long term—and touched on a vital, too-infrequently discussed issue: the need to end the stranglehold neoliberal economic thinking has on our ...
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• House Passes Jobs Bill—Tell Senate to Act NOW

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 636
        Last night, the U.S. House passed a critical bill to assist our struggling economy and create jobs. By a 217-212 vote, the House passed a package that would extend unemployment insurance, aid state governments and fund important infrastructure projects. Some of these initiatives are renewals of ...
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• SEIU mischief: Massachusetts

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 580
  The lates SEIU trouble comes from Massachusetts. From WBUR-FM Boston: State Sen. Scott Brown is asking his Democratic rival for Massachusetts open U.S. Senate seat to impose sanctions on one of her political allies. Brownss campaign has written a letter to Attorney General Martha Coakley, and to the state ethics ...
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• It’s a Small World: Disney and the H1N1 Virus

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 636
        For workers at Disney in Anaheim, Calif., getting sick—even with the H1N1 (swine flu) virus—means an awful choice: Stay home and risk being disciplined or go to work and spreading the illness to co-workers and the public. Millions of hospitality industry workers in this country have no paid ...
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• Schools forced to teach labor union propaganda

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has just signed a bill into law that forces schools to teach the glories of organized labor and collective bargaining. Doyle has received significant campaign contributions from labor unions over the years prior to forcing their special interest agenda into the classroom. Ever since unions ...
  5 days ago

• Thirty-Six Members Of Congress Oppose Tax On Trading

  
  TitusOneNine — Authority: 581
  Thirty-six members of Congress came out against a proposed tax on stock and derivatives trading, warning that it would drive up unemployment and undercut a shaky economic recovery in the U.S. Charging investors for trading stocks, futures, options and other instruments would also drive up the cost of credit and ...
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• Trumka Answers Your Questions, Lays Out Economic Vision

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 636
         In a great live Web discussion yesterday, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka answered a wide range of questions on the nation’s economic crisis, setting out a vision for short-term job creation and long-term progress toward a fairer economy. Trumka touched on trade, green jobs, the challenges ...
  5 days ago

• National Right to Work Committee

  
  THE PATRIOT — Authority: 121
  National Right to Work Committee.Posted in big labor unions, GOVERNMENT CONTROLED MEDIA, HANDOUT, ILLINOIS SYNDICATE, SOCIALSIM
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• Live Coverage of ‘Open for Questions’

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 636
      Seth Michaels is posting live from Washington, D.C. In a live Web chat from the AFL-CIO starting at 4 p.m. EST, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will answer questions on the jobs crisis that you submitted and voted on. Watch it live here , and we’ll cover the conversation on Twitter. Click here ...
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• Obama administration asserts moral and strategic imperative of supporting democracy

  
  Democracy Digest — Authority: 430
  Analysts and advocates have given a generally warm welcome to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech this week, which made the case for “principled pragmatism” in promoting democracy and human rights.David J. Kramer, assistant secretary of state for human rights and democracy during the Bush administration, ...
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• NY Times Front Page: Poll Reveals Trauma of Joblessness in U.S.

  
  TitusOneNine — Authority: 581
  More than half of the nation’s unemployed workers have borrowed money from friends or relatives since losing their jobs. An equal number have cut back on doctor visits or medical treatments because they are out of work. Almost half have suffered from depression or anxiety. About 4 in 10 parents have noticed ...
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• Trumka: Live Webcast on Jobs Crisis Today

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 636
        At 4 p.m. EST today, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will host a live conversation and answer your questions about the jobs crisis and the way forward. More than 5,500 people have voted already on more than 150 questions working people submitted for Trumka, on subjects like green jobs, training, ...
  6 days ago

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