Staff / TruthdigApr 13, 2010
After 14 years of leading the Service Employees International Union through some major changes and growth spurts, and after months of courting unfriendly fire from right-wing ranks by paying frequent visits to the White House, SEIU President Andy Stern is preparing to step down from his powerful post. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 24, 2009
It was a foregone conclusion that Republicans and big business would fight tooth and nail against the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, the union bill that would make organizing easier, but in the end it was Democrats who killed it. The Socialist Worker, appropriately enough, has the most comprehensive take on the story to date. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigMar 31, 2009
The AFL-CIO spent $250 million in last year's elections on behalf of Obama and other Democrats, yet a waffling president and a handful of senators have managed to kill the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, a cruel defeat for labor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigFeb 17, 2009
His presidency is not yet a month old, but there already are some who are wondering aloud whether Barack Obama is going to make good on his pre-election pledges. What's this -- he's a politician? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Will Evans, Center for Investigative ReportingOct 1, 2008
The nation's most powerful labor unions are ratcheting up their efforts to elect Barack Obama with massive voter outreach campaigns. Both SEIU and the AFL-CIO have said this year's efforts will be their largest voter mobilization campaigns ever. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 12, 2008
The AFL-CIO isn't going to wait around for the Democrats to pick a nominee before it starts campaigning against John McCain. The largest union in America plans to spend a record $53 million to make sure the next president isn't a Republican. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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