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  • iMail , News March 15, 2012

    AFL-CIO Endorses Obama for President

    Members of the AFL-CIO General Board “voted proudly and enthusiastically” this week to endorse President Obama for a second term. The board includes the Executive Council members, a chief officer of each affiliated union and the trade and industrial departments created by the AFL-CIO Constitution and four regional representatives of the state federations. The vote

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  • iMail , News January 4, 2011

    President Signs 9/11 Responders Health Care Bill

    Because President Obama had just 10 days to sign the Zadroga bill after its Dec.22 passage, he did so while on vacation in Hawaii.  (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) The $4.3 billion measure, named after a police officer who died of respiratory disease contracted during 9/11 rescue operations, will be funded by fees

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  • iMail , News September 11, 2009

    Obama Delivers Ringing Appeal for Health Care Reform

    Speaking before a rare joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama pressed lawmakers for an end to the “bickering” and for immediate action in passing comprehensive health care reform. “I am not the first president to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last,” the president told Congress, as he urged

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  • iMail , News September 11, 2009

    Ohio Welcomes President’s Labor Day Remarks

    President Barack Obama chose the AFL-CIO Labor Day Picnic in Cincinnati, OH, to deliver remarks that included an eloquent reminder about the contributions of the American Labor Movement: “So let us never forget: much of what we take for granted – the 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, health insurance, paid leave, pensions, Social Security,

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