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Senate Votes to Restore Unemployment Benefits

By a 78-19 vote on Tuesday night March 2, Senate Democrats crashed through the Republican roadblock set up by retiring Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY), and passed an extension of unemployment benefits. Full Story...

Senate Republicans Test Democrats by Attacking the Unemployed

This is what a Congressional train wreck must look like...Full Story...

More Health Reform Theater Will Not Get the Job Done

Politicians keep talking while the insurance companies rake in the profits... Full Story...

Tell President Obama to Staff the NLRB - Today!

Our patience is at an end. The agency that's supposed to enforce U.S. labor law and protect worker rights needs to get back to full strength and back to work. Full Story...

Health Insurance Profit Revelations Make Case for Price Controls

No more fooling around with these racketeers.Full Story...

Taxing Our Health Benefits: A Bad Idea We Have Defeated Before

Taxing our health benefits is not a new scheme, but a bad idea from the past that has come back.Full Story...

UE Public Sector Members Face the New Year

The New Year is here - what does this mean for public sector workers and taxpayers?Full Story...

Health Reform Update: Kill the Tax on Benefits ASAP

Some on Capitol Hill that thought this was a good idea.Full Story...

Health Reform Update: Falling Into Place, or Falling Apart?

You are not alone if you find it hard to keep track of what's happening...Full Story...
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