Romney repeats Republican lies
Mitt Romney's acceptance speech at the GOP convention here Aug. 30 confirmed once again his apparent decision to lie his way into the presidency of the United States.
Romney's welfare lies hide his plan to slash work support
Romney launched attacks on President Obama's approach to welfare, analysts say, to deflect attention from his own budget proposals to gut programs that make it possible for people to seek employment.
Attacking race-baiting, Ohio labor launches election drive
"We are not dealing with your parents' and grandparents' Republican Party, and if we don't recognize the danger, we could lose everything."
Free back-to-school shoe lines reminiscent of the 30’s
The story behind the shoe line in St. Joseph is a story repeated everywhere, from Gary, Ind., to Youngstown, Ohio, to Flint, Mich., to Chico, Calif., to Milton, Mass.
Hopes soar as Elwha dams come down and salmon return
For 100 years, two hydroelectric dams on the Elwha River blocked fish from their spawning grounds, destroying one of the world's most bountiful salmon fisheries.
Study: “Good jobs” in America on the decline
The share of "good jobs" in the U.S. economy declined from 27.4 percent to 24.6 percent since 1979, a new report by two labor economists says.
AFL-CIO: Walesa didn't speak for Polish workers at Romney meeting
The largest labor federation in the U.S. is warning Polish communities nationwide that Lech Walesa's meeting with Mitt Romney in Poland this week did not have the support of Polish unions or the labor movement here in America.
GOP shoots down another jobs bill
Once again, a planned Senate Republican filibuster brought down a jobs bill, the Bring Jobs Home Act.
Congress agrees on $ for roads, bridges, but not mass transit
Key GOP hang-ups, which were apparently dropped from the final version of the legislation, included Republican insistence on construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline.
St. Lawrence Seaway opened June 26, 1959
Today in labor history: The 189-mile-long St. Lawrence Seaway opened
