Topic: AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO backs health care bill despite tax concern
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AFL-CIO endorses health overhaul bill despite concerns over tax on high-cost insurance plansThe nation's largest labor federation agreed Thursday to endorse the Obama administration's health care overhaul bill, despite lingering concerns over a tax on high-cost insurance plans. Union leaders on the AFL-CIO's executive council voted virtually ...
Bill George to retire as Pa. AFL-CIO president
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Long the face of Pa. organized labor, Bill George to step down as president of state AFL-CIOAfter 20 years as the face of organized labor in Pennsylvania and 50 years since the United Steelworkers issued his first union card, Bill George is stepping down as the state president of the ...
AFL-CIO sends a message with rebuff of Lincoln
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AFL-CIO rebuff of Ark. Democrat sign of more aggressive posture for unionsAFL-CIO leaders said Tuesday their decision to oppose Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln's re-election bid should send a powerful message to other Democrats who fall out of step with unions. Officials at the nation's largest labor federation call ...
Biden defends bailouts before labor leaders
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Biden defends bailouts, tells labor leaders that organizing will be in 21st century industriesVice President Joe Biden told AFL-CIO leaders Monday that the government bailouts of the banking and auto industries were necessary steps the Obama administration needed to take before it could tackle causes important to organized labor. Biden ...
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