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• Remain hopeful about economy, labor leader says
  Sep 6, 2010 — The Commercial Appeal
  What are the biggest causes for the steep decline in union membership? Lee: NAFTA, CAFTA and "free" trade. Almost 60,000 of these were union jobs. We need an economy that works for all.
• Labor pain
  Sep 5, 2010 — The Morning Call
  ...the Easton Area Education Association initially had trouble believing the district was serious, union president Kevin Deely said. "It was completely unusual," Deely said. In June, despite a late offer from the union to talk concessions, members found out just how serious the school district was when 72 Easton Area teachers lost their jobs to budget cuts, stark testimony to the toll the economic downturn has taken on the labor movement. As the Lehigh Valley Labor Council...
• Southern governors meeting to include Chinese officials
  Aug 27, 2010 — Montgomery Advertiser
  And those producers have brought thousands of well-paying jobs to the region. In the past year, Alabama Gov. Thad Allen; and Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to Obama. Riley hopes to hear from Mabus about his plans for the recovery and more details from Feinberg about his controversial claims process.
• DeMint finds receptive audience in Sun City
  Aug 25, 2010 — The Beaufort Gazette
  That event was sponsored by the S.C. Republican Party.
• Congressional hopeful aims to create jobs
  Aug 17, 2010 — The Tribune-Star
  One example is the financial regulatory reform that just passed. The 8th District seat is being vacated by Rep. We have, I believe, served our purpose in protecting this nation.
• Coalition opposes measure aimed at streamlining unionization
  Aug 12, 2010 — The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
  Michael Bennet hasn't taken a position on the EFCA.
• Onorato allies aid Tea Party candidacy
  Aug 10, 2010 — The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  One official hung up when Krupa's name was mentioned and did not return a subsequent phone call. In addition to the nearly 20,000 signatures they're required to collect -- about 10 times as many as major-party candidates -- they must gather at least 100 from 10 counties.
• Wonkbook: State aid passes Senate; static kill succeeds; no more secret holds?
  Aug 5, 2010 — Washington Post
  Harry Reid has put legislation ending secret holds on the legislative docket for this Congress, and has set a schedule for dealing with the Bush tax cuts. BP's "static kill" has succeeded in closing off the leaking Gulf oil well once and for all. But Wyden and Grassley had attempted to expedite the legislation’s passage by proposing the bill as an amendment to other legislation measures in the spring.
• UAW's King
  Aug 2, 2010 — Detroit Free Press
  King stressed that the UAW views corporations and management as possible partners, he also said the UAW has drafted a set of principles called the UAW Principles for Fair Union Elections that it plans to ask non-unionized employers to sign. The UAW principles would ban any threats or pressure by either the union or management as workers consider whether to form a union. "If a company agrees to adopt the UAW principles, and then abides by these principles, we will respect the...
• U.S. Chamber fights Employee Free Choice Act
  Jul 31, 2010 — The Bradenton Herald
  Commerce sees major issues looming for employers in a proposed bill that rewrites how unions can form. The Employee Free Choice Act, which proposes to amend union certification, collective bargaining contracts and employer penalties, "stacks the deck" in favor of organized labor, a U.S. Chamber executive told local business leaders Friday. Glenn Spencer, executive director of the Workforce Freedom Initiative, visited the Manatee Chamber of Commerce as part of the U.S. Chamber's...