September 2010

Michigan GOP Governor Ticket Favors Outsourcing, Privatization

The Republican candidate for governor in Michigan is "proud" of his record of outsourcing as an executive with Gateway Computers.

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Action Needed to Create Clean Energy Jobs

Original source: Apollo Alliance In honor of Labor Day, and to address the ongoing national unemployment crisis, President Obama released a proposal on Monday to spur job creation through investment in America's transportation infrastructure.

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Obama Rejects Tax Cuts for the Rich, Calls for Big Oil to Pay Fair Share

The President came out swinging in a major economic policy speech in Cleveland, Sept.

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For Workers, Unions Are the Answer

Remarks by AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker, Labor Lives United Conference, Miami, Florida September 04, 2010 I want to acknowledge all of you, and thank you for coming this morning.

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March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom

March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom Dozens of protests planned for September 15 Reviving a core demand from the August 28, 1963 "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom" Jobs with Justice is declaring a national "jobs emergency" and calling for Full and Fair Employment on September 15. It's time for corporate apologists in the Senate, who are blocking a recovery for the rest of us, to recognize what workers already know: we are in a jobs emergency that requires a bold, emergency response.

Why Capitalists are so Bullish about "Free" Trade

The benefits of trade were widely understood at a fundamental level even in ancient societies.