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Labor Day 2009 Report

“As bad as our economy, our jobs and our health care are, it’s even worse for young workers. Just in time for Labor Day 2009 the AFL-CIO released a report on the state of young workers across the United States. Check it out online or download the report PDF.

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  • Playing Chicken with Our Economic Recovery

    DECEMBER 20th, 2011 | Congress stands at the crossroads of yet another Federal shutdown, the third this year. If we were waiting for a clear indication that we need to more Representatives in Washington who will put working families and the middle class first, this is it. Partisan bickering keeps the real leaders on both sides of the aisle, who are ready to fight for the 99% of us who work for a living, doing their jobs.
  • Breaking Down Wealth Inequality

    NOVEMBER 30th, 2011 | Occupy Wall Street has rippled across the country leaving a wake of activism and protest in nearly every state and wide-scale demonstrations teeming in over 20 major North American cities. The message is clear: we are the 99%. We work the jobs, we pay the bills and we’re tired of the 1% keeping all of the profits.