September 14, 2007
Labor Day Press Clips
- AFL-CIO at Labor Day events
- AFL-CIO chief vows health-care fight
- Politics and healthcare at Labor Day parade
- Union Members Hold Annual March On Penn’s Landing
- Political zeal on Labor Day Targets: City Hall to White House
- AFL-CIO Head Calls For National Healthcare At Rally
- Phila. Parade Puts ‘Labor’ Back in this Holiday
- Workers Celebrate Themselves At Annual Labor Day Picnic
- A showing of unity
- Top unionist here for parade; AFL-CIO’s Linda Chavez-Thompson in Toledo
- Unions show solidarity with parade
- Opinion pieces
- U.S. workers’ purse strings are pulled to the limit (AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Creating a better America for workers (AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Labor and the American Dream (AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Pay heed to needs of the American worker (AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Address family issues this coming election (AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Eliminate Sweatshops around the World (AFL-CIO op-ed)
- LABORAL: Mejoras para el trabajador (AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Americans deserve better: Now is the time for health-care reform in U.S. (AFL-CIO op-ed)
- What’s wrong with America (AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Labor in Fighting Trim
- For workers, it’s no holiday
- Much work to do to ensure future Labor Days brighter
- Harley Shaiken: U.S. labor’s still a work in progress
- Americans are ready to fight for health-care reform (MO AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Labor unions will lead on health care reform (MO AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Health care changes on the horizon (MO AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Workers need health care, fair trade (PA AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Labor Day Message (PA AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Take Back the Power (PA AFL-CIO op-ed)
- … And restore power to the middle class (PA AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Change agenda to aid our middle class (PA AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Let voters reflect job struggles (NY AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Labor movement’s priority (NJ AFL-CIO op-ed)
- A workers agenda: Now is a critical time to help American wage-earners (IBEW op-ed)
- What workers need this Labor Day
- What Worker Rights Can Do
- Get the economy working again (PA CLC op-ed)
- Organized labor improved many work sites (PA CLC op-ed)
- Workers face squeeze (KY AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Labor Day is chance to call for economic change (ID AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Unions working for everyone (MT AFL-CIO op-ed)
- Workers need decent pay for their labors (San Diego CLC op-ed)
- Unions focus on health care in next year (WI CLC op-ed)
- Labor Day just one of AFL-CIO’s achievements (WV union member op-ed)
- Celebrate Labor Day with workers center
- Labor unions remain as essential as ever
- UNION REMEDIES: 2008 election hopes (PA CLC lte)
- Organized labor always fighting for workers (PA CLC lte)
- Demand That Economy Again Meet Our Needs (CT CLC lte)
- Regarding "poverty dips but number without health insurance rises" (NJ CLC lte)
- Labor needs help at home and in the global market (IO AFL-CIO lte)
- Labor Day opportunity to highlight problems (IO AFL-CIO lte)
- Labor leader says unions a vital part of American workplace (PA CLC lte)
- A Labor Day wish: health care peace of mind (IN AFL-CIO lte)
- How unions’ strength is lessening in U.S.
- Here’s to workers and work
- Shared values link labor and religion
- Has the economy benefited America’s middle-class workers?
- Forum: Gay workers have less to celebrate
- Editorials
- Labor’s day: The workers’ struggle to do better goes on
- Editorial: Little traction for working Americans
- A salute to our nation’s laborers
- Un país de oportunidades
- A can-do nation marks Labor Day
- Labor day, 2007
- Labor Day: Annual holiday reminds us to take stock of work and workers’ quality of life
- The Times on labor
- The labor day that wasn’t
- AFL-CIO and Healthcare
- Unions push for universal health care
- Organized labor raises health-care stakes
- AFL-CIO starts push for universal health coverage
- AFL-CIO Launches Healthcare Drive
- The governor and Assembly speaker begin new talks on health care
- At Deadline: AFL-CIO plans to lobby for universal health care via ’08 corporate proxies
- Health Care’s In Labor
- Editorials: Time for change in the health care system
- AFL-CIO likely to sit out primary endorsement
- In America, No One Should Go without Health Care
- Union to advocate for SCHIP, health coverage
- Thousands Attend AFL-CIO Universal Health Care Rally
- Alabama unions plan health care push on Labor Day
- Davis Joins Union Leaders To Promote Healthcare
- Rep. Davis pushes for universal health care
- Alabama unions plan health care push on Labor Day
- Unions are down but not out, will push health care
- Unions to push national health care
- DAN WALLACH: Health care is a labor issue
- AFL-CIO adds to push for universal health coverage
- Unions focus on health care in next year
- AFL-CIO Announces Campaign To Expand Health Insurance to All U.S. Residents by End of 2009
- Local labor leaders join push for universal health coverage
- Labor faces challenges
- AFL-CIO to announce health care initiative
- AFL-CIO Launches Campaign for Health Care Reform
- Labor and politics
- Presidential hopefuls vie for labor’s backing
- Steel, mine workers unions back Edwards
- Unions Look for a Winner When Endorsing
- Edwards gets fresh union backing for White House bid
- Edwards picks up major union endorsements
- Politics, organized labor intersect in D.M. event
- The power of union endorsements
- Edwards basks in unions’ endorsements
- Edwards Courts Labor Vote
- Edwards campaign defines itself with labor
- Hillary pushes support for unions on Labor Day
- Labor’s changing role in politics
- Unionized they stand?
- Steel, Mining Unions Back Edwards
- Labor Features, Profiles, and Studies
- It’s a real labor of love for union lawyer
- Union work is her passion
- Labor honors a founding father — chicagotribune.com
- Labor Day’s significance gets overlooked
- A song in his heart for labor
- Celebrating a love of labor- NJ.com
- Reuther Put Horsepower into Auto Workers Union
- Labor Takes a Seat in the Classroom
- UMass Prof records labor songs
- Labor council opens worker center in Brewer
- Labor Unions in Alabama
- Latino work-related deaths on the rise
- Collars blue or white, workers find 9-to-5 to be just a dream
- Laboring for a better life
- More immigrants joining unions
- Immigrants add energy to union membership
- Unions garner public approval
- Survey says workers want to stay in Michigan
- Report: U.S. workers are most productive
- Study: Glass ceiling limits black wages
- SSA No Match lawsuit
- AFL-CIO sues over planned crackdown on illegal workers
- Planned Crackdown on Immigrants Denounced
- Union sues to block new rules forcing employers to fire illegals / Innocent workers could lose their jobs, court filing alleges
- Immigration: Suit Takes Aim at Rules on Immigrant Workers
- Immigrant-rights groups sue to block U.S. crackdown
- AFL-CIO sues over planned crackdown
- AFL-CIO demanda al gobierno por redadas contra indocumentados
- Court halts Social Security ‘no-match letters’
- AFL-CIO suit fights crackdown
- Groups try to block crackdown on illegal workers
- On Labor (events, agenda, state of labor, etc.)
- Hardly a Union Hotbed, Toyota’s Kentucky Plant Is a Test for Organizers
- Labor is going on the attack
- Organized labor’s agenda:
- Labor leader says unions a vital part of American workplace
- Labor Day has lost meaning for most
- A Renewed Bid For Mini-Unions
- Education is the key to better jobs and pay
- Greg Kratz: Bad-boss tales are fitting Labor Day fodder
- Globalization’s steep downside
- On Labor Day / Don’t pit immigrants against black workers
- Unions work to lure Hispanics
- Thousands parade for labor in Detroit
- Thousands march for middle class
- Gettelfinger rallies proud workers at Labor Day parade
- Pittsburgh parade organizers expect strong turnout
- Pittsburgh parades its labor of love
- Labor Day parade
- Secure Government Workers Now Lead Labor Day Parade
- Turnout is strong for labor picnic
- THE STATE OF THE U.S. LABOR MOVEMENT / Grocery lessons: In key realm of health benefits, new contract improves on body blows of recent years
- Maine manufacturing jobs dwindling
- Unions welcome new tack
- Unions losing power, but labor issues remain
- Labor Day not about workers anymore
- Parade Celebrates Labor Day, Kicks off Campaign Season
- Labor Day picnic draws 5,000 to zoo
- Semana de Derechos Laborales
- Labor Council rallies for union workers today
- Marchers trade beach day for parade
- State’s labor talks at a tactful tone
- Despite cuts, most like jobs
- Union workers bond at picnic
- Union Leaders Discuss Hot Topics at Labor Day Celebration
- Alabama unions plan health care push on Labor Day
- Labor Day Celebration Sheds Light On Health Insurance Crisis
- Unions fill park to honor their hero — chicagotribune.com
- Candidates swarm for political meet and eat
- Candidates working for votes on Labor Day
- Democratic candidates stump at Miss. AFL-CIO picnic
- Candidates Campaign at Labor Day Picnic
- Candidates Talk Issues with Workers
- A boomtown that went bust offers lessons
- Tough Times may lie ahead for workers
- Unions, Bush Have Different Labor Day Messages
- Roles of labor organizations change as membership drops
- Unions struggle as clout erodes
- Drive to unionize Cintas struggling for traction
- Labor poised for a comeback?
- Service union raises workers’ pay, hopes
- Negative
- Today’s editorial: A crackdown on labor
- Editorial: Free workers by passing federal right-to-work law
- Right to Work laws stave off union pressure-to-pay tactics
- Opinion: Labor’s bill torpedoes worker voting rights
- Labor Day, 2007
- Murdock: Why America needs a national right-to-work law
- Labor’s failure
- NO: Most are working harder to stay where they were five years ago
- Celebrating economic progress and growing opportunity
- Fighting for the right to work — in the Lone Star State and elsewhere
