Texas labor ends early voting with style
An October 28 rally at the Teachers Hall wrapped up a very successful early voting period in Texas.
New York poised to reject tea party Paladino
NEW YORK — With the election just a few days away, New York voters are expected to reject tea party candidate Carl Paladino, the Buffalo businessman on the Republican ticket.
Town hall meet calls for U.S. manufacturing strategy
"We have to make manufacturing a priority again," Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-Mo., told over 250 union members, community activists and students here at a town-hall style meeting sponsored by the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
90,000 union members hit the street in final election push
The AFL-CIO says its push will, in effect, build a "firewall" that will hold the line on expected Republican gains and allow Democrats to retain control of both houses of Congress.
Bill Clinton: youth, student vote is critical
If African Americans, Latinos, first time voters and students defy predictions and vote in large numbers November 2, Democrats can prevent a Republican takeover of Congress.
Tea party failing to match labor's ground game
In the last week before the election, when get-out-the vote efforts become job number one for candidates, the Republican Party has begun to falter.
Supporting immigrants' rights is not political suicide
The Republican Party is spouting vile hatred for immigrants, especially those who have dark skins but don't have papers.
Feds push to cut deadly coal dust by half
The United Mine Workers hailed as "a tremendous step forward" a decision by the Mine Safety and Health Administration to cut coal miners' exposure to lethal coal mine dust in half.
Rally demands justice in Oscar Grant murder case
Hundreds of union and community supporters of justice for Grant rallied outside City Hall Oct. 23, to demand the maximum sentence for Grant's killer, Johannes Mehserle.
