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Excellent Column About Unemployed Workers

After the President delivered his State of the Union address, The Herald newspaper in Rock Hill, SC - where 15.7% of county residents are unemployed - published a column, Unemployed to politicians: "What country are they all living in?" Author Andrew Dys visited the local unemployment office to listen to the stories of job seekers and to get their reaction to all the talk from various politicians about jobs and unemployment:

Excellent Column About Unemployed Workers

URGENT: Oppose Bill that Expands Wage Garnishment

Last week Rep. Timothy Moore (R- 111th District, Shelby) introduced HB 30 - "Allow Wage Garnishment to Satisfy Judgments" - which was referred to House Judiciary Subcommittee A. This bill will cause great harm to many North Carolina families struggling to make ends meet, as well as to employers who will get caught in the middle of debt collection problems.

URGENT: Oppose Bill that Expands Wage Garnishment

Airport Security Officers Granted Basic Rights

After a nine-year battle to secure workplace protections for Transportation Security Administration employees, the American Federation of Government Employees today praised Transportation Security Officers across the country for their unwavering commitment and tenacity in fighting for collective bargaining rights to be granted.

Airport Security Officers Granted Basic Rights

REMINDER: HKonJ is This Saturday!

Join us for the 2011 Historic Thousands on Jones St., which will be held Saturday, February 12 beginning at 9:30 AM.

REMINDER: HKonJ is This Saturday!

Press Clips February 7, 2011

• TSA to approve collective bargaining for screeners
• Obama's Busines

Press Clips February 7, 2011

Trade Union Solidarity with Egyptian People

As the Egyptian people take to the streets and demand democracy and an end to 30 years of dictatorship, the leaders of trade union movements around the globe are joining their voices in solidarity with the Egyptian people.

Trade Union Solidarity with Egyptian People