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What Can Labor Win if it Backs Obama's Re-Election?

Amy Dean, TruthOut.org. May 27, 2012.

If unions are going to be involved in electoral politics this year, what can they expect to win? And is Washington even relevant to progressive organizing efforts?

Labor and Environmentalists Must Work Together to Build a Real Green Jobs Agenda

Jane McAlevey, The Nation. April 24, 2012.

To move past the divisive politics of the Keystone battle, we must build a movement that puts both economic justice and climate action at the center of its demands.

Labor Unions' Fight for the 99% Goes Way Beyond Raising Campaign Dollars

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. April 22, 2012.

Labor is an integral part of the progressive coalition, one of the only forces capable of acting as a counterweight to the organized money that's taken over our politics.

Fired for a Short Skirt? The Realities of Anti-Worker Laws in Wisconsin and Ohio

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. March 26, 2012.

The bans on collective bargaining, enacted in Wisconsin and overturned in Ohio, have had effects not just on organizing, but on workers' daily lives.

Time to Increase, Not Cut, Social Security Benefits

David Moberg, In These Times. March 18, 2012.

Social Security is not in crisis. But there is a real retirement crisis, and the AFL-CIO is calling for increased benefits to meet that challenge.

Struggle for Immigrants’ Rights Highlights Split Within Organized Labor

Michelle Chen, In These Times. January 15, 2012.

ICE officers' union resists reform measures to controversial Secure Communities program, while AFl-CIO wants to end it

'Tax Timmy's Friends': Nurses Follow Obama to France Demanding He Tax Geithner's Wall Street Cronies

Josh Eidelson, AlterNet. November 2, 2011.

The nurses' union takes the movement for a financial transaction tax to the G-20 in Cannes.

Longshore Workers Solidarity Strike Settlement Raises Questions For Future Union Actions

Josh Eidelson, AlterNet. August 17, 2011.

A Bay Area union with a long history of progressive action settles a lawsuit over its Wisconsin solidarity action this April, but some of the workers question the agreement.

8 Union Victories Progressives Should Be Watching--And Learning From

Erik Loomis, AlterNet. August 10, 2011.

It might be too early to call it a resurgence, but organized labor has been marking some big victories lately.

Confirmed: Union-Bashing Right-Wing Media Stars Hannity, Limbaugh and O'Reilly Are AFL-CIO Union-Affiliated Members

Ted Cox, AlterNet. February 26, 2011.

In spite of their criticism of unions in Wisconsin, AlterNet has confirmed that leading right-wing pundits are American Federation Television and Radio Artists union members.

Unions, Immigrant Labor, And Upward Mobility

Wes Rackley, NewsJunkiePost.com. March 28, 2010.

The benefits of unionization: Immigrant workers who are able to bargain collectively earn more and are more likely to have benefits associated with good jobs.

Weekly Diaspora: 200,000 March on DC, Call for Immigration Reform Now

Erin Rosa, The Media Consortium. March 25, 2010.

Links to the best independent and progressive reporting about immigration by members of The Media Consortium.

200,000 March For Immigration Reform in Massive D.C. Rally

Douglas Rivlin, AlterNet. March 21, 2010.

The message was clear: fix our broken immigration system, stop the deportations that split up families, and allow immigrants to come to the US legally and to earn legal status.

Immigration Reform: House Of Labor Marches With Immigrants

Douglas Rivlin, NewsJunkiePost.com. March 20, 2010.

The complicated relationship between the forces fighting for immigration reform and the labor movement have been on display this week and will be on display this weekend.

Labor Showdown in the California Desert -- Mineworkers Stand-up to Multinational Rio Tinto

Mike Davis, The Nation. March 18, 2010.

The multinational mining giant Rio Tinto has uprooted unions, slashed wages and abused employees all over the world. Now workers at its California facility are fighting a lockout.

LA's Labor Groups Stand with Locked-out Union in Dispute with Multinational Mining Group Rio Tinto

Joe Costello, Archein. March 1, 2010.

Solidarity event for the brave workers in the California high desert town of Boron brings home truth that "We must all hang together, or assuredly we will all hang separately."

Locked-out Mining Union Gets Solidarity Boost in Battle with Mineral Conglomerate Rio Tinto

Jan Frel, AlterNet. February 26, 2010.

A megabucks multinational thinks it can intimidate its unionized workers in the California high desert, but L.A. unions offer a show of union muscle and support.

Bill Moyers and Richard Trumka: Americans Need Jobs -- Does Obama Finally Get It?

Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. February 1, 2010.

Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO and Bill Moyers discuss the drastic steps Obama must take to quell the frustration and anger over joblessness.

Will the Citizens United Ruling Give Unions As Much Political Power As Corporations? Don't Bet On It.

John Nichols, TheNation.com. January 25, 2010.

"A union leader who supports the Citizens United ruling is like a steer who talks up a steak restaurant because they're both in the same business."

Obama's Labor Day Speech On Healthcare Reform (Full Text)

Obama's Labor Day Speech On Healthcare Reform (Full Text)

Barack Obama, AlterNet. September 7, 2009.

President Barack Obama is speaking to the AFL-CIO today about health care. These are his remarks as prepared for delivery.

Young Workers in Free Fall: 1/3 Under 35 Live with Parents

Art Levine, AlterNet. September 3, 2009.

So much for the economic independence that's supposed to come with young adulthood.

What's Labor's Role in Immigration Reform?

Tiffany Ten Eyck, Labor Notes. July 7, 2009.

Tiffany Ten Eyck interviewed longtime Bay Area immigrant rights activist David Bacon about the immigration position of AFL-CIO and Change to Win.

Corporations Now Widely Using Wal-Mart Tactics, New Report on Unionbusting Finds

Art Levine, Huffington Post. May 20, 2009.

A definitive study of anti-union campaigns finds that corporations are punishing workers seeking to form a union with a wide range of tactics.

Trade Fight: Labor Slowly Moves Into Position to Oppose Obama

David Sirota, Open Left. May 20, 2009.

AFL-CIO gears up to fight Obama's plans to push free-trade deals.

Ridiculous: More CEOs Received Pay Hikes Than Cuts in 2008

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. April 14, 2009.

The AFL-CIO has launched a new Executive PayWatch site.

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