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It's time for President Obama to honor his pledge to ban anti-gay discrimination by federal contractors.

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 04:03
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The right to unionization, a basic civil right, is under serious attack.

  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 04:04
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Tomorrow’s primary recall election will determine the candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and which candidates will face each other in th...

  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:46
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Boulder lawyer Beth Klein talks about human trafficking in Colorado. She defines 'human trafficking' and describes the magnitude of the problem in...

  • Added: May 02, 2012
  • Length: 24:03
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It's up to us to curtail the widespread use of child labor.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 03:49
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Unions are preparing massive election campaigns in support of President Obama and other labor-friendly Democrats.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:38
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It's time to honor Filipino labor leader Larry Itliong, who played a key role in formation of the United Farm Workers union.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:53
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Although President Obama said nothing about organized labor in his State of the Union address, he won labor plaudits for the pro-worker programs he...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:43
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The United Auto Workers is in danger of losing its standing as one of the country's most important institutions.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2012
  • Length: 04:26
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The minimum wage is increasing in eight states.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 06:25
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The need to combat sexual harassment on the job is drawing lots of attention.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2011
  • Length: 02:53
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The AFL-CIO has a very promising plan to heal our very sick economy.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: 03:25
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Newt Gingrich says the child labor laws are "truly stupid."

  • Added: Nov 24, 2011
  • Length: 04:27
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Last week's Ohio election was a major victory for workers and unions everywhere.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2011
  • Length: 04:28
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A partnership of labor and Occupy Wall Street could lead to far-reaching economic and political reforms.

  • Added: Nov 10, 2011
  • Length: 04:04
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Hard to believe, but many employers are refusing to hire unemployed workers. They want only workers who already have jobs. Honestly.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:08
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Carwash workers at a major firm in California have won what could be the first of many union contracts for the highly exploited workers nationwide.

  • Added: Oct 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:10
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Unions can play an important role in trying to correct the serious economic problems raised by the Occupy Wall Street movement.

  • Added: Oct 20, 2011
  • Length: 02:45
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The National Labor Relations Board is under a heavy new anti-union attack.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2011
  • Length: 04:15
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It's past time we took effective action to ease the economic misery of the 46 million Americans who are forced to live in poverty.

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:54
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The continuing heavy attacks on public employee unions could make this an unhappy Labor Day.

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2011
  • Length: 03:56
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It's time to acknowledge two of the most important and unlikely friends the United Farm Workers ever had - a state employment official and a major ...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 04:11
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A new report shows there is much more discrimination against women workers than generally acknowledged. Thousands of employers are charged yearly w...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Length: 04:29
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It was 30 years ago this month that Ronald Reagan struck the blow against air traffic controllers that sent labor into a steep decline.

  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:44
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The number of home health care workers who provide essential aid to millions of elderly Americans is steeply declining because of poor pay and work...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2011
  • Length: 03:31