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Pittsburgh Joins the Fight to Save the Middle ClassScott Walker is a liar. This fight is not about budgets. This is not about overpaid and underworked teachers, or firefighters, or public employees. This is a deliberate, organized attack on every working person in America. -
Pittsburgh Joins the Fight to Save the Middle ClassScott Walker is a liar. This fight is not about budgets. This is not about overpaid and underworked teachers, or firefighters, or public employees. This is a deliberate, organized attack on every working person in America.
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First Person: Why I'm Pro-Union and Cheering on Wisconsin's Public EmployeesOne person's take on the union busting mess in Wisconsin and how collective bargaining between Wisconsin public employees and the state can get help labor and management reach agreement. How organized labor plays an important role in workplace dialogue. -
More Teachers Fired for ProstitutionTwo more teachers are fired after being caught prostituting themselves. If their pay were better would things have been different? -
Watch Out, America. They're Coming for You NextIf the public employee unions do fall, the private employee unions are next. And then it's your turn.
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Working America's Unemployment Lifeline Serves YouAmerica's middle class has been under assault for thirty years now, and there is no end in sight. Working America's Unemployment LIfeline offers free services and a voice to the unemployed. -
Pittsburgh Says: "THIS is WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!"The GOP attack on Americans began in Wisconsin nearly two months ago. More than 20 states have joined the assault. On Monday, nearly 1,000 people marched through downtown Pittsburgh in solidarity with the national "We Are One" campaign. Join us.
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Pittsburgh Unity Fair Offers Help for All Working FamiliesUnemployment isn't just a personal problem, it's a community problem. Are you out of work, facing a lay-off, or under-employed? The Pennsylvania Wants to Work! Resource, Jobs and Unity Fair can connect you with information, help, and support.
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What the Triangle Factory Fire Did for UsRepublithugs want to repeal safety rules made after 146 people died in 1911 Triangle factory fire. When lawmakers vote to relax business regulations, they vote to endanger your life. Are you willing to die so that your company CEO can have more money? -
John Boehner: Out of Touch with the Real AmericaJohn Boehner has big plans to give more power to the rich and to step on the neck of the elderly, middle class and poor people of America. Vote him out Ohio!
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10 Retirement Planning Tips for WomenWomen need to latch on to their purse strings and hold on tightly, if they want to have a glass half full rather than half empty when they retire. -
The Rewards of Common AgreementLeading workers have found grounds for asking for contract rewards for a group. A common commitment to the work justifies common rewards. Today, however, the practice is still not ordinary outside union labor.
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Putting Together a Labor Union TodayThe once reputable legal protection for joining a union has grown soft on anti-union employers. Union leaders and the politicians in the White House want to remedy the union obstacles by strengthening the ability of union efforts to succeed.
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What Has Obama Done for the Middle Class?How many of your friends are out of work, or afraid of losing their jobs? Can you imagine what would have happened if the banking, auto and insurance industries suddenly went belly up? Obama helped to stabilize the economy. -
The Maine AFL-CIO and MEA Endorse MitchellWhen I heard that the Maine AFL-CIO and the Maine Education Association endorsed Libby Mitchell for governor I darn near fell out of my chair.
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Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day?Labor Day should not be regarded as just another long weekend. We should remember the reason for its establishment. -
Dr. Pepper-Snapple CEO Larry Young Pockets $6.5 Million, Cuts Mott's Skilled Labor Salaries to $20K AnnualDr.Pepper Snapple group CEO Larry Young rakes in $6.5 million annually but thinks his workers at the Mott's applesauce plant in Williamson, NY earn too much. He's cutting them to $20K per year. -
Why Does the USA Celebrate Labor Day in September Instead of May 1st?The story of Labor Day in the United States and Canada includes strikes, riots, demonstrations, violence and arrests. The observation of Labor Day moved around, and varied from state to state, until 1894.
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Insurance Companies Can't Cut Costs?A look at how much the CEOs of major American health insurance are making, whereas many Americans can't even afford coverage.
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How Important is Small Business? Plumbers, Plutocrats and Tax ReformReal facts about tax and business.Tax policy is not easy stuff, and it gets harder when rich people put out a lot of false information in order to protect their interests. Let's invest the time and effort to sort it out. Our children are counting on us.
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Where is the Media as Class Warfare by the Wealthy Against the Middle Class AcceleratesRepublicans continue to insulate the CEOs, the wealthy, and corporations from paying higher taxes consummate to the capital they are removing from our economy. -
Occupy Wall StreetThe boa is a snake in the grass, weighing as much as 60 lbs with a mouth full of sharp, hooked teeth primarily used to grab and hold its prey.
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Pittsburgh Unity Fair Offers Help for All Working FamiliesUnemployment is a community problem. Are you out of work, facing a lay-off, or under-employed? Do you know someone who is? The Pennsylvania Wants to Work! Resource, Jobs and Unity Fair can connect you with information, help, and support.
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Anti- or Pro Union?Discusses the corruption and political distractions involving today's union leaders and politicians, where we would be without the unions
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America's CEO ProblemsThe average CEO compensation at S&P companies in 2010 was $11,358,445. What can we do to solve income disparity Issues? -
What Do the Occupy Wall Street Protesters Want?The "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrations have gone on for several weeks and become a national phenomenon. What do they really want?
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AstroTurf Occupy MovementThe Occupy campaign comes at the beginning of the Presidential campaign season. Protesters ally themselves with those who are responsible for the plurality of their disbanded complaints.
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Mitt Romney on Food Stamps?I dared Mitt Romney to prove to us all just how easy "the poor people" have it by living on a welfare and food stamp budget for a month. Send him a message. Let's see how much pressure we can bring. It sure will be fun watching him squirm out of it.
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5 Places Other Than Wall Street in Desperate Need of OccupyingThe Occupy Movement has created a great deal of media attention focused on financial reform in Wall Street and the banking industry. But there are more places that deserve our attention. Consider this list of 5 other places that desperately need reform. -
Occupy Wall Street’s Marxist Demands Would Scare Red Staters If They Were Understood as SuchThe GOP always are bible thumpers, but I don’t know what version they are using if they can attack people who are trying to ease their brothers’ burden.
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Join Your Friends and Neighbors in the Labor Day ParadeMonday September 5, Labor Day parade, downtown. Gather 8:30. Parade 10:00. Unions honor all workers-union and nonunion-especially now when corporate and political thugs attack U.S. workers like never before. Watch Out America! They're Coming For You Next. -
Pittsburgh History: The CIOThe CIO, or Congress of Industrial Organizations, is now part of the AFL-CIO, but it started and achieved many great things within the city of PIttsburgh.
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Rally for a Responsible Budget was a Huge SuccessNearly 7,000 Pennsylvanians from throughout the state and dozens of groups rallied in Harrisburg with a single message. We demand a responsible budget. All corporations must pay taxes. We lobbied our legislators. Now we all must keep up the pressure.
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Mourn for the Dead. Fight for the LivingEach year, dangerous conditions kill thousands of workers on the job. The AFL-CIO observes April 28 as a day to "mourn for the dead, fight for the living." Labor unions and workers in nearly 100 countries observe the day. Join us at an event in your town.
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Is Taxation Theft?Nearly half of Americans don't pay federal income tax. Since tax money is spent on the common good, from national park maintenance to defending our borders, half of Americans are enjoying the use of property that does not belong to them. Is it theft?
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Examining the Approaches to Climate Change by the United States Trade Unions and International Trade UnionsThis paper attempts to explore the differences and similarities used by trade unions within the United States and abroad in respect to climate change.
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Labor Unions: Myths and FactsThe republithugs blame labor unions for every problem we face. It's just another pathetic stunt to divide, conquer, and destroy the American middle class. Labor unions benefit every working person in America, whether they belong to a union or not.
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President Obama's Approval Rating Fades as GOP Continues to Hold the Upper HandPresident Obama needs to stand up for the American people and not allow the GOP to play games with the lives of the average American, our elderly and our veterans. -
Unions: Champions of the Little People or a One-Word Oxymoron?The word 'union' implies an endeavor to 'bring together.' So, why are unions always pitting one side against the other to force compliance with their demands?
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Some Companies, Jobs Are Back in U.S. -- but What About the Millions Lost?There are some companies relocating and reopening their doors in the United States again after spending a few years overseas. What does it mean for general joblessness and the unemployed in America?
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