Legislative and Political Action
CAFTA Vote Outs "Bush Democrats"
"MELISSA BEAN OF ILLINOIS, Jim Cooper of Tennessee, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Norm Dicks of Washington, Ruben Hinojosa of Texas, William Jefferson of Louisiana, Jim Matheson of Utah,...
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Labor's Pain May Be Workers' Gain!
Download article by Cindy Richards, Chicago Sun-Times columnist, in PDF format....
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Bush Lobbies Republicans on CAFTA Bill!
The House is beginning debate on CAFTA today, with a VOTE coming as early as tonight. Read the following AP report about president Bush's unusual lobbying tactic, then take the ext...
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"Double Super-Secret Background" By: Mark Fiore
External link to a MUST SEE, animation by Mark Fiore....
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Life During Wartime: All Smiles!
"It's probably wise not to take Bush's Supreme Court nominee at face value." Download cartoon by, Joshua Brown...
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"Cell Phones Put Passengers, Crews at Risk"
"Stressing safety and security risks, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Pat Friend told a House subcommittee on July 14 that cell phone use has no place in the friendl...
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The Sweeney Team, United To Win Workers' Rights!
Chicago area working families, union leaders, activists and community leaders are invited to participate in a rally with the John Sweeney Solidarity Team on Solidarity Sunday! July...
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"Power For Working Families" National Summit!
Join AFL-CIO Constituency Groups, other union leaders and activists and AFL-CIO convention delegates to discuss diversity, inclusion and representation in the union movement at the...
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"Supermarket of Veterans Benefits" at Navy Pier!
In an effort to reach out to Illinois' veterans and help them get the benefits they earned while fighting to preserve our freedoms, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich and the Illinois Dep...
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CAFTA:Two-Way Street To Job Loss In The Americas
CAFTA, which is built on exactly the same model as NAFTA, will cause the same harm to workers. CAFTA must be renegotiated to protect workers' rights and support robust job creation...
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