Obama proposes $50 billion infrastructure bill
In his Labor Day speech to union members in Milwaukee the president, aiming for a serious reduction in the 9.6 percent unemployment rate, proposed a new $50 billion jobs plan.
Great day for labor: Obama goes to Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- There was one clear message everyone in the crowd at Laborfest here took home with them September 6: the true meaning of Labor Day.
Labor Day 2010: Fighting for the American dream
Workers are thinking about more than burgers, football and car races with latest unemployment figures, up to 9.6 percent.
Unions shape Missouri Senate race: GOP/Wall Street vs. everybody else
ST. LOUIS - "The right wing wants to keep America from succeeding; they want to keep the president from succeeding; they want to keep us from succeeding."
Labor Day: President Obama goes to Milwaukee’s LaborFest
MILWAUKEE (PAI)--The President of the United States - along with his Secretary of Labor and the president of the national AFL-CIO - will be special Labor Day guests at Milwaukee's LaborFest.
Disabled workers suffer more, Labor Department says
Workers with disabilities face higher unemployment, earn less income, and are more likely to be forced to work part-time, says the first-ever report on the subject by the U.S. government.
Letter carriers launch drive to save six-day delivery
The Letter Carriers union has launched a major ‘Save Saturday" drive to rescue six-day mail delivery across the U.S. from the jaws of Postal Service budget cut schemes.
Steelworkers show the way on fair trade
Last week the United Steelworkers union (USW) announced important agreements with two Chinese clean energy companies.
Labor pushes for the swing vote
Pollsters are reporting that the "swing voters," most of them working-class moderates and even some conservatives, are now ready to vote against all incumbents, even if it means putting the GOP back in power.
UAW workers cheer president but job woes persist
The thrill and excitement of having President Barack Obama at the Chicago Ford factory was tempered by continuing high unemployment figures, and worries that people won't be able to buy the new cars produced.
