Nearly 2 million workers who have lost their jobs will lose their federal unemployment benefits if Congress fails to act on an extension by the end...
By CARL VAN HORN Congress is about to decide whether to renew unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless. Unless it acts by Dec. 31, millions who...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 2) — The unprecedented investments in energy upgrades announced today as part of the presidential Better Buildings Challenge initiative will reinvigorate the economy,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 3) — A comprehensive new study that profiles 280 of America’s most profitable companies finds that 78 of them paid no federal income...
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has reaffirmed that the AFL-CIO opposes any cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits or to the federal contribution to Medicaid, and...
On Thursday, Oct. 27, Social Security Administration employees and their supporters will engage in informational picketing and leafleting at SSA offices throughout the nation to call...
A Congressional subcommittee recently passed a budget proposal that would effectively eliminate state-supported Amtrak service and reduce Amtrak’s operating assistance by 60%. The United Transportation Union...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 13) — Congress gave its approval to three “free trade” agreements (FTAs) on Wednesday, signing off on deals with South Korea (which passed...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — All 46 U.S. Senate Republicans voted against President Obama’s American Jobs Act Monday evening. With 60 votes needed to end the Republican filibuster...
Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are in danger as Congress focuses on cuts, not jobs! The “Super Committee” of six Democrats and six Republicans in Congress...