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  • July 2008

    • Union Ad Urges Vets to Abandon McCain

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 9, 08 5:05 PM CDT

      Union Ad Urges Vets to Abandon McCain

      (Newser) - Worried about the appeal John McCain has for military veterans among its members, the AFL-CIO is launching an advertising campaign criticizing the Republican's economic policies, the Chicago Tribune reports. The union will spend $53.4 million on the campaign, running mainly in places like Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Virginia— battleground states hit hard by the economic downturn. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • George W. Bush  • veterans  • labor  • AFL CIO

  • June 2008

    • Labor Blasts Obama's Top Economist

      New York Times  |  Jun 12, 08 7:37 AM CDT

      Labor Blasts Obama's Top Economist

      (Newser) - After locking up the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama moved quickly to bring Clinton supporters into his general election tent, including Robert Rubin, President Clinton's treasury secretary. Jason Furman, an economist closely associated with Rubin, was hired as economic policy director, and that's provoked the ire of labor unions, who see him, along with his mentor, as tilting toward Wall Street, writes the New York Times . More »

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      Barack Obama  • labor  • economics  • labor unions  • AFL CIO  • economist  • Robert Rubin  • Jason Furman

  • March 2008

    • Apple Shareholders Demand Say on Executive Pay

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Mar 5, 08 4:03 AM CST

      Apple Shareholders Demand Say on Executive Pay

      (Newser) - Apple shareholders have approved a motion giving them some input into executive pay levels, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "I hope it will help me with my $1 a year salary," quipped CEO Steve Jobs after the vote at the company's annual meeting—though Jobs bags millions of dollars worth of stock options and other perks on top of his token salary. More »

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      Apple  • Steve Jobs  • shareholders  • salary  • AFL CIO  • stock options

  • January 2008

    • Clinton/Obama Question Splits Labor Unions

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 13, 08 12:29 PM CST

      Clinton/Obama Question Splits Labor Unions

      (Newser) - Labor unions are the foundation of any Democratic campaign, but that foundation in the '08 race remains clearly split between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the LA Times reports. Both have fervent support among different unions, and tension within the party is running high, raising fears that the base won't be able to repair the nominating fissures and unite behind a single candidate. More »

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