Working In These Times
Obama, Workers Agree: GM and Chrysler Bailout Helps Ford—And the Economy
David Moberg
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Obama–AFL-CIO Lovefest: Once Again, Labor Hopes President Will Prove Loyalty
Mike Elk
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Trash-Pickers Decry UN’s ‘Clean Development Mechanism’
Lindsay Beyerstein
Can Obama’s ‘Made in America’ Strategy Save Jobs—and Democrats?
Art Levine
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U.S. Files Historic Labor Complaint Against Guatemala
Akito Yoshikane
Around the World, Dockworkers Blockade Israeli Ships
Mike Elk
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Still ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’: Labor and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Michelle Chen
50 Years After Murrow’s ‘Harvest of Shame,’ What’s Changed?
Stephen Franklin
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UE Local 1111’s Demise: Sadness Mixed With Pride
Roger Bybee
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Tough Task for Obama: Convince Country That If Not for Govt., Things Would Be Worse
David Moberg
Why Anthony Weiner Was Livid About the 9/11 Compensation Act
Lindsay Beyerstein
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Michigan’s Oil Spill: Laying Boom Creates Local Job Boom
Kari Lydersen
For Multinationals, U.S. Wages, and Workers, No Longer Key to Profits
Roger Bybee
Led by SEIU, Union Coalition Tries to Unionize Heart of U.S. Economy
Jeremy Gantz
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Detroit Restaurant Workers Finally at Table with Management
Kari Lydersen
The Speed-Up in the Fields
Stephen Franklin
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Senate Committee Grills BP Safety Director: How’s That ‘Culture of Safety’ Working
Lindsay Beyerstein
Will Democrats Lose Message War Over GOP Tax Cuts for Rich?
Art Levine