Three union leaders to be honored at ‘Keep the Ball Rolling’ event
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Three Connecticut labor leaders, Art Perry, Anna Montalvo and Gwen Mills, will be honored on Sunday, Dec. 6, with the annual Amistad Award presented by the People's World, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party USA.
Minnesota experience may offer solution for ‘jobless recovery’
When President Obama convenes a White House forum Dec. 3 to consider ways to create jobs, he should ponder a program that worked successfully for Minnesota in the 1980s.
In economic crisis, ordinary people create solutions
"We the people" - Local communities are creating human networks of food banks, community gardens, medical clinics, telephone hotlines and more.
Federal aid urgently needed to avoid state budget catastrophes
CHICAGO— Looming behind the 17 million jobless tsunami hitting the country is another disaster: over $180 billion in accumulated budget deficits set to devastate state governments, according to a new study by the Pew Center for the States.
Paid sick days called key to slowing swine flu
Unions, family advocates and health professionals are pressing Congress to pass emergency paid sick days legislation so workers can stay home if they get sick.
Jobs legislation being considered in Congress
Responding to growing demands to address the unemployment crisis, Congressional Democrats have indicated legislation for a new jobs bill is currently under consideration, possibly by year's end.
NAACP, labor demand bold action on jobs
WASHINGTON - The nation's top labor, civil rights and community leaders joined forces here today and put forward a bold program they say is needed to create millions of new jobs and to lift the economy from the depths of the recession.
Hunger in America
In a sure sign the recession is far from over the Department of Agriculture reported that close to 50 million people in the U.S. are going hungry.
Obama calls White House jobs summit
With jobless rates at record levels, President Obama announced that he will hold a White House jobs summit in December to tackle the crisis.
Four in Hartford arrested at Lieberman protest
Several dozen demonstrators gathered in front of Senator Joseph Lieberman's Hartford office at Constitution Plaza yesterday.
