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Entries by Richard Trumka from 10/2010

Big Insurance, Pharma, Wall Street and John Boehner

| Publicado 10.07.2010
Leer más: Cafta, Social Security, Central American Free Trade Agreement, House, Lobbying, John Boehner, Economy, Jobless, Jobs, Afl-Cio, Outsourcing, Goldman Sachs, Labor, Unemployment, Wall Street, Nancy Pelosi, Tax Cuts, Unions, Corporate Cash, Richard Trumka, Campaign Contributions, Noticias

The man Wall Street wants to make speaker of the House supports raising the retirement age for Social Security. This is just one of the extreme positions John Boehner holds.

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Let's Cheer the Chilean Miners -- and Fight for Workers Everywhere

| Publicado 10.14.2010
Leer más: Upper Big Branch Mine, John Raese, Rand Paul, Umwa, Chile, United Mine Workers of America, Afl-Cio, Mine Safety, Chilean Miners, Unions, Union, Massey, Noticias

While I cheered for the miners coming up from the ground beneath the Atacama Desert, it was painful to recognize yet another sign of the dangerous, corporate-driven agenda that has far more regard for the bottom line than for working people.

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