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.
Union construction jobs at stake Nov. 2
Midterm elections are next week and union construction jobs are up for grabs in California. Nonunion building contractors in the state, hungry for a bigger share of public sector projects in the wake of the building bust, have taken their fight with labor to the ballot box.
Obama not waiting for Congress, curbs bus and truck emissions
The new plan will reduce by 20 percent heat-trapping emissions from truck and bus tailpipes.
Youth debate issues, avoid partisan name calling in forum with Obama
The questions showed that young voters are less concerned with inside-the-beltway common knowledge and more concerned with questions that define what kind of a country we are inheriting.
Obama admin speaks out against bullying gay youth
After a wave of teen suicides by gay youth recently due to bullying the Obama administration is speaking out saying no young person should have to endure a life of relentless taunts and harassment.
95,000 more jobs are lost
95,000 jobs were lost in September because the private sector added only 64,000 jobs while government employment went down by 159,000.
White House summit seeks to boost community colleges
President Obama hosted a White House summit aimed at strengthening community colleges, the largest section of the U.S. higher education system.
Obama administration ends Bush abstinence-only sex education policy
The Obama administration has announced funding for comprehensive teen pregnancy prevention programs.
Oct. 2 'One Nation' rally calls for jobs
Protesters rallied at the Lincoln Memorial Oct. 2 to cheer calls for jobs, union rights and a massive vote against corporate greed and hate in the Nov. 2 midterm elections.
