Legislative and Political Action
"The Twelve Days of Woopsmas" By: Mark Fiore
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Pariah On Immigration Is Now a Power!
For nearly a decade, Representative Tom Tancredo, Republican of Colorado, has been dismissed by his critics as little more than an angry man with a microphone, a lonely figure who ...
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Raising The Issue of Impeachment!
As President Bush and his aides scramble to explain new revelations regarding Bush's authorization of spying on the international telephone calls and emails of Americans, the ranki...
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No President Is Above The Law! By: Senator Byrd
"What is the President thinking? Congress has provided for the very situations which the President is blatantly exploiting. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, housed in t...
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Senators Byrd and DeWine Defend Working Families!
U.S. Senators Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., and Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, are leading the effort to stand up for American steelworkers and tens of thousands of working families across the co...
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Deck Stacked Against Union Organizing!
When Martin Unzueto got involved in an organizing campaign at a local printing company, he saw it as a way to improve conditions for workers. But his pro-union stance put him on an...
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Anti-War Challenge To Hillary Clinton!
In 2002, Clinton broke with more progressive Democrats such as Wellstone, the late senator from Minnesota, Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd and ...
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2006-2007 Joe Beirne Scholarships!
Thirty partial college scholarships of $3,000 each are being offered for the 2006-2007 school year. Download PDF flyer for links for general information and access to On-Line appli...
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December 8, 2005 "Human Rights Day 2005" Rally!
As part of International Human Rights Day, the Chicago Labor movement is speaking out to demand workers are guaranteed a fundamental human right: The freedom to have a union voice ...
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Seventh Circuit Court Overturns NLRB Ruling!
On October 31, 2005, the appeals court reversed the Board?s ruling, arguing that the majority used reasoning ?in derogation of nearly four decades of employee protection.?3 The c...
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