In rural Ashtabula, Ohio, rally calls for GOP defeat
ASHTABULA, Ohio -- Labor, civil rights, family farm and community allies rallied here Aug. 21 to kick off the campaign to elect Democrats in November.
Ohio’s Fisher slams Senate opponent on jobs
In a blistering attack, Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate said Rob Portman, his Republican opponent, had "sold out American workers."
Cheers for Anne Feeney, jeers to Chamber of Commerce
CHEERS for troubadour Anne Feeney, who has sung her lungs out to help America's workers.
Record jobless numbers trigger new alarm
Despite economic forecasts to the contrary jobless claims rose last week by 12,000 to 500,000, the third straight weekly increase and the first time in nine months that they hit the half-million mark.
'New' GOP proposals smell like old ideas
Responding to criticism that they have no plan to pull the country out of economic crisis, Republicans have begun rolling out a variety of 'new' plans.
Blue-Green Alliance demands congressional action on clean energy jobs
A coalition of unions and environmental groups launched a campaign this week to overcome Republican roadblocks to clean energy jobs and climate legislation.
House to vote on emergency jobs bill
The AFL-CIO launched a last-minute telephone blitz to members of Congress, August 9, demanding they approve a bill to provide $26 billion in emergency funding to the states.
Big Coal backing Rand Paul, GOP
In Kentucky, coal is king. And now, it seems, coal operators are trying to crown their princes in this year's mid-term elections.
Recovery Act brings broadband - and jobs - to rural communities
The administration is providing more than $1.3 billion to fund broadband projects in rural communities across the country.
Californians reject offshore oil drilling
In a dramatic turnaround from a year ago, Californians' opposition to offshore oil drilling has soared in the aftermath of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a new poll shows.
