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Congressional Democrats working on President Obama’s American Jobs Act want to hear from the long-term unemployed and others. House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Democrat, Rep. George Miller has announced an eForum to gather personal stories from Americans in the areas of education, construction and long-term unemployment. Miller says this fact-finding forum is designed to
Read moreThe cut-off date for discounted room rates for the 31st annual William W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet to Benefit Guide Dogs of America (GDA) is October 24, 2011. To reserve your room, call the Paris Hotel at 888-266-5687. Register with the group code SPDOG1 to get the special GDA rate. The banquet will be held Saturday,
Read moreWhen Republicans picked up two Democratic seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in special elections, it was big news. The media, however, is ignoring the grassroots rejection of the GOP attack on working families in races for state-level offices where anti-labor Republicans are seeing serious losses. Republicans gained control of governorships and state legislatures
Read moreIn every Congressional District across America, Postal Service unionists are organizing rallies to be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2011. The U.S. Postmaster General is calling for a draconian restructuring plan that would result in the elimination of more than 100,000 postal workers’ jobs and the shutdown of over 3,000 local post offices. The
Read moreWorking families have less than 14 hours and counting to stop Congress from shipping hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs overseas. According to the IAM’s new Countdown to Calamity Clock, Congress is set to vote on three seriously-flawed free trade agreements (FTAs) on October 4. The pending trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama
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