economy
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Workers march in support of Employee Free Choice Act
Workers are coming out across the country in support of the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would make…
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Employers squeeze workers as joblessness soars
Employers cut 598,000 jobs in January according to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Labor. The number of workers…
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Organizing the unemployed: ‘Fight–don’t starve!’
A militant struggle of the unemployed in the first years of the Great Depression shows what role radicals can play…
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California government shows its true colors amid budget crisis
California, like much of the country, is in the midst of a deep economic crisis. The unemployment rate climbed to…
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San Francisco teachers protest budget cuts
Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in front of San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday, Feb 3, to protest the budget cuts…
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Mass layoffs steal workers’ livelihoods to bolster profits
In the last week of January, the number of people collecting unemployment hit a record high of 4.78 million. That…
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Economic crisis blamed for grisly murder-suicide
An entire Los Angeles family is dead following an apparent murder-suicide committed by Ervin Lupoe, husband and father of five.…
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Microsoft hops on the layoff bandwagon
For the first time in its 34-year history, Microsoft Corp. plans to lay off up to 5,000 employees, about 5…
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Drop in manufacturing index reflects economic decline
The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing executives, released on Jan. 2 the latest data on its…
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Auto bailout a bludgeon against UAW workers
The opposition in Congress over a proposed bailout of the U.S. auto industrywas not a principled stance against another massive…
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