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Texas AFL-CIO Hosts Labor Luncheon

Published 07 Sep, 2011 Texas union members, officials and retiree’s kicked off the Labor Day weekend early by joining AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka for an afternoon lunch Sept. 1st in Dallas hosted by the Texas AFL-CIO. Union members gathered to hear Trumka speak about the legislative challenges labor faces and the continued unemployment crisis in…

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Obama’s Jobs Speech

Published 08 Sep, 2011 Tonight we acknowledge President Obama’s bold call to Congress to stop the political circus and finally work on creating jobs, and protecting the livelihood of our workers.  With both the FAA and Surface Transportation bill’s expiration dates on the horizon we were encouraged by the President’s emphasis on protecting the collective…

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We Remember 9/11

Published 09 Sep, 2011 Ten years ago on Sept. 11, 2001 America faced one of the greatest travesties in its history as two planes struck the World Trade Center buildings in New York, another plane hit the Pentagon, and a fourth slammed to the ground in Shanksville, PA, killing a total of 3,000 people.  The…

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TWU Members From Across the U.S. in D.C. to Support Jobs Plan

Published 12 Sep, 2011 In a strong showing of grass roots support for President Obama’s “American Jobs Act,” Transport Workers Union (TWU) members from Akron, Columbus, New York, Omaha, San Francisco and other cities will be on Capitol Hill this week to lobby in favor of the legislation, which includes $50 billion to upgrade America’s…

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