Posted on 05 September 2007. Tags: 2008 Elections, AFL-CIO, Barack Obama, Carpenters, Change To Win, Chris Dodd, Firefighters, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Labor, Machinists, Mine Workers, Steelworkers, Transport Workers
Three weeks ago, I took a look at where unions might end up in the Democratic presidential primary race. There has been a fair amount of movement so it’s a good time to check back and see where we are—with some general analysis. Here, and down the line, I’m generally going to focus on national […]
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Posted on 10 July 2007. Tags: Hillary Clinton, Japan, So-Called "Free Trade", South Korea
   As I said the other day, though the environment is the best it has been in a long time for those of us who are advocating for a saner, fairer trade policy, no one should think that so-called “free trade” is off the table. Now, Japan may be stepping up to the trough, according […]
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Posted on 04 June 2007. Tags: Barack Obama, Debate, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Unions
   Was it just me or did someone else notice that there was barely a mention of labor in the debate last night between Democratic candidates? I haven’t had a chance to find a transcript somewhere–I can’t bear to watch the video again…–but my memory remembers only two mentions, both of which were in passing: […]
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