News 09 Febuary

Obama pushes stimulus with hard-hit Americans ELKHART, Indiana (Reuters) - Warning against paralysis in Washington, an energized President Barack Obama began a new drive on Monday to win passage of an $800 billion economic recovery plan he said would help put millions back to workRead more
Labor Leaders, Environmentalists Unite on Stimulus Bill At the heart of the economic stimulus package making its way through Congress is the creation of jobs in renewable energy and other environmentally friendly services. But a new report released by labor organizers and environmentalists warns that those jobs must be more than green. It says they must comply with standards that can sustain families and fuel the economy Read more
A Government Bailout for the Average American As the Senate dickers over the economic stimulus package, another nearly 600,000 Americans lost their jobs in January. Read more
UnionBook: A Social Network for Labor Union activists are, well, active. Sometimes that’s a problem on social network sites like FaceBook, MySpace and others that tend to limit an individual’s activity if it exceeds their arbitrary limits Read more
No Welfare, No Work Unemployment has been increasing sharply, but so far state welfare programs do not seem to be rising to the challenge. Despite the desperate economic times, the number of people receiving cash assistance is at or near a four-decade low. Read more
Standing together at Stella Hannah Wolfe reports from the latest demonstration by strikers and their supporters at the Stella D'oro cookie factory Read more