In a Labor Day speech in Milwaukee that sounded more like a campaign stump speech than a holiday greeting, President Barack Obama delivered a message that was the political equivalent of “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore.” Kicking off what has traditionally been considered the official fall campaign season, [...]
This Labor Day, America’s unions face a back to school autumn that will redefine their relevance in our river of politics and power. The historic relevance of unions is easy to see: The country got a big boost through the success of union workers like public school teachers who, along with dog-hated mailmen, spend their [...]
Unions are very good at turning out their members to vote, and often deliver the few extra percentage points that can swing a close race to a Democrat. The party has never needed those voters, and labor’s money and organization, more than now. But will they come through this year? The 2010 midterm elections are [...]
Two of the nation’s largest and most influential labor groups are joining financial forces to help elect pro-union candidates, mostly Democrats, in November. The AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union have a combined $88 million to spend on the midterm elections but it’s not clear how much of that they will pool, The Wall [...]
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Friday the Israelis and Palestinians have formally agreed to begin direct peace negotiations. The talks, hosted by the White House and State Department, are expected to begin before Labor Day. “I have invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Mahmoud Abbas to meet on September 2nd in Washington, D.C., [...]
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