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AFL CIO stories: 13 news summaries

 Obama 
 Rallies Labor 
 to Back 
 Reform 

President rallies for support at AFL-CIO rally, Ohio GM plant

Sep 15, 09 4:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama returned to friendly territory at an AFL-CIO rally in Pittsburgh and a GM plant in Ohio today to rally support for his health care reform plans, the Wall Street Journal reports. Noting that the issue had been talked “to death,” Obama asked the audience of AFL-CIO... More »

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General Motors • Ohio • AFL CIO • tariffs • health care reform • Pittsburgh

 Obama Asks Unions 
 for Health-Reform Support 

President expresses support for public option in speech to AFL-CIO

Sep 7, 09 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama honored the achievements of organized labor today, pointing out that iniatives like the minimum wage and paid vacation “bear the union label,” the AP reports. Speaking at an AFL-CIO meeting in Cincinnati, Obama asked for union support in his push to reform the health care system,... More »

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Barack Obama • union • AFL CIO • Labor Day • labor unions • health care reform • Obama administration • President Obama

Public Option a 'Must' for Health Care Reform: Key Dems

White House waffling worries progressives

Aug 18, 09 1:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Leading advocates for health care reform are concerned about the Obama administration’s apparent willingness to drop a government-run insurance program from the package in order to ensure the support of the Senate, the Washington Post reports. Prominent Democratic senators have voiced support for the public option, with John Rockefeller... More »

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health care • health insurance • Senate • Senate Democrats • AFL CIO • health care reform • House Democrats • Obama administration • public option

(Newser) - More American CEOs than not received raises in 2008, Reuters reports. An AFL-CIO poll of 946 chief executives saw 480 with increased pay, while 463 took a cut. Salaries were up 7%, too; execs with raises earned an average of $5.4 million, while those who saw cuts took in... More »

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executive compensation • CEO • recession • corporations • AFL CIO • corporate governance

Labor Rivals Unite to Push Immigration Reform

Yes on legalization, no on guest-workers, say AFL-CIO, Change to Win

Apr 14, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - America’s two labor umbrella groups may be archrivals, but on immigration reform, they’ve agreed to put up a common front, which could be a big boon to White House hopes, reports the New York Times. The AFL-CIO and Change to Win have agreed to push for the legalization... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • AFL CIO • labor unions • guest-worker program • Change to Win • US Chamber of Commerce

ANALYSIS

Specter's Choice Saves Obama Labor Headache

GOP senator's threat to kill bill means Dems won't have to pick sides

Mar 25, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republican Sen. Arlen Specter’s choice to oppose a bill to ease unionization will let President Obama and congressional Democrats avoid a tough choice between labor and business interests, Politico notes. Obama had promised to sign the Employee Free Choice Act, but would have infuriated businesses whose support he needs.... More »

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Arlen Specter • AFL CIO • labor unions • Blue Dog Democrats • organized labor • Employee Free Choice Act • US Chamber of Commerce

 Union Ad Urges 
 Vets to Abandon 
 McCain  

AFL-CIO spot aims to separate war record from economic policy

Jul 9, 08 5:05 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Labor Blasts Obama's Top Economist

Unions worry that candidate is tilting toward Wall Street

Jun 12, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Apple Shareholders Demand Say on Executive Pay

Union proposal OK'd at annual meeting

Mar 5, 08 4:03 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Clinton/Obama Question Splits Labor Unions

Dems worry base too bitterly divided to unite behind single nominee

Jan 13, 08 12:29 PM CST
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • AFL CIO • campaign contributions • labor unions • campaign fundraising • Democratic campaign • AFSCME • Election 2008

Judge Blocks Crackdown on Immigrant Workers

Nixes plan to track Social Security numbers

Oct 11, 07 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a major blow to the Bush Administration, a federal judge has blocked a controversial program to find illegal immigrants in the workplace by tracking discrepancies in their Social Security data. A US district judge ruled the crackdown by the Department of Homeland Security would "subject employers to greater... More »

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illegal immigrant • Department of Homeland Security • AFL CIO • Social Security • Charles Breyer • No Match letters • Randel Johnson • Ana Avendano • US Chamber of Commerce

Feds Get Tough on Employers of Illegals

Raids, deportations expected as Washington tightens rules

Aug 8, 07 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Immigration officials are set to step up raids on employers across America suspected of hiring illegal immigrants, the New York Times reports.  The tough enforcement action will back up new rules to be announced this week requiring bosses to fire workers who use false Social Security numbers, which are... More »

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immigration • illegal immigrant • homeland security • employer • raid • AFL CIO • Social Security

Edwards Goes All-Out in Courting Labor

Candidate can't count on AFL-CIO but can target individual unions

Aug 7, 07 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even though he can’t expect broad endorsement, John Edwards is pushing hard for labor support, hoping to rack up the backing of a slew of individual unions. The Washington Post reports ahead of tonight’s AFL-CIO-sponsored Democratic forum that union backing is key to the Southerner’s strategy, even... More »

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John Edwards • John Kerry • unions • minimum wage • labor • universal health care • AFL CIO • NAFTA • Richard Gephardt

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