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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he will present the Senate with a health reform bill that includes a public option, but one that allows individual states to opt-out. News of Reid’s decision comes just two weeks after the Senate Finance Committee’s 14 to 9 vote on a bill that excludes any type of government-run
Read moreWith articles and editorials worthy of a supermarket tabloid, the Seattle Times appears to be taking a lead role in the campaign to blame Boeing workers for any decision by the company to establish a new production line in South Carolina. Citing unnamed sources, the paper published stories about “secret” meetings and a stalemate over
Read moreIt’s no secret that companies frequently discharge workers engaged in organizing drives, confident that the time it takes to resolve an Unfair Labor Charge (ULP) will far exceed a worker’s resolve and financial ability to keep fighting. In addition to a lengthy and cumbersome ULP process, the penalties are often so small as to actually
Read moreIn just one week, on November 3, union members in the Garden State will have an opportunity to cast ballots for candidates and issues that will affect them for years to come. In an effort to educate members about the issues and how workers will be impacted, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO is holding a
Read moreThis is an urgent call to action to ensure the House passes health reform with the most robust public option possible. House Democratic leaders are now meeting to decide what kind of public option should be included in their bill. At issue is how reimbursement rates for doctors and hospitals would be set under the
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