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  • Obama, Democrats Deal Setback To Airline Workers
    Theresa Moran
    Feb 16 2012 - 5:49pm
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    Two years after President Obama and Democrats abandoned labor’s much-anticipated Employee Free Choice Act, they have refused to block Republicans intent on making life miserable for airline and rail workers.

  • How Can We Solve The Jobs Crisis?
    Mark Brenner
    Oct 10 2011 - 9:47am

    Three years into a staggering recession, Washington is finally talking about jobs. Unfortunately for 25 million people who can’t find full-time work or have given up looking, Congress is stuck on pea-sized proposals. Where are new engines of economic growth?

  • How Do We Stop Workplace Fatalities? Eliminate the Hazards
    Ron Kaminkow
    Apr 28 2011 - 10:51am

    As unions mark Workers Memorial Day, a fatal rail tragedy last month serves as a reminder that "behavior-based" safety programs, which blame workers for their own injuries, aren't fixing the root causes of deadly accidents on the job.

  • Incoming Governors Spurn Federal Money For Rail Jobs
    Jenny Brown
    Dec 17 2010 - 1:16am

    Passenger rail projects in Wisconsin and Ohio are dead, and Florida’s is on the chopping block, as incoming Republican governors turn away hundreds of millions of dollars of federal money—and the jobs they would generate.

  • Fatal D.C. Train Wreck Raises Questions about Automation
    Paul Abowd
    Sep 8 2009 - 3:40pm
  • L.A. Bus Drivers Fight to Keep Good-Paying Union Jobs

    by Leah Samuel

    "We're asking for what's been in past contracts," said striking Los Angeles transit worker Tim Del Cambre. "We've had work rules for over 20 years that guarantee decent wages and a quality of life for workers. They guaranteed an eight-hour day and 40-hour work week, and now they want to take it all away."


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