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News September 16, 2009

Employee Free Choice Act — Better for Women and Minorities

Below is a summary of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409/S560) and explains why EFCA is good for working families: The Employee Free Choice Act (HR.1409 /S.560) was introduced for the 111th Congress in the Senate on March 10, 2009 by Representative George Miller (D-CA) and Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Here is a summary

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iMail , News September 1, 2009

Trumka: Higher Wages Key to Economic Recovery

In a recent speech at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C., AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Rich Trumka said there have been two economies operating in the United States for years: the real economy and the financial economy. The financial economy allowed for a small minority to get ahead, while those in the real economy were

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