Union Leader Makes Plea For National Unity

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka spoke today at the National Press Club in support of the labor movement in America, saying that it spreads the message of a “national community,” and praised the pro-labor demonstrators in the Midwest. (2:40)

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Part Time Employees Want More Hours, Claims Labor Official

9 million of those working part time jobs wish they could fill a full time position, says Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Keith Hall. (0:07)

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Sen. Mikulski: Affordable Health Services Act Ends Gender Discrimination In Health Coverage

"This legislation ends gender rating in insurance," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md), praising the Affordable Health Services Act that passed through the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Wednesday for ending the apparent presence of gender discrimination in health care. (0:34)
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Union members: Say goodbye to fair elections

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico - Talk Radio News Service

At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC, Michael Ruhl sat down with Ernest Istook, Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Istook spoke on the threat to the secret ballot in union elections, which he said would be a product of the Employee Free Choice Act, currently under consideration by Congress. The secret ballot is where a voter's choice is kept confidential. He said that "once you put a chink in the protection of the secret ballot election, who knows what's going to be next", saying that in the future public office elections could be threatened in the same way. Istook called it a "power grab for labor unions". (05:44)
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"$800-$900 billion is the least we need to get economy moving again"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Talk Radio News Service hears former Secretary of Labor and current Berkeley Professor, Robert Reich's, view on the minimum amount needed to get the economy started again.
February 6, 2009.
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Clinton tells building and construction trade unions to hold her accountable

Presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton spoke today at the Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD) 2008 Legislative Conference, and says she wants to be held accountable for her promises, and plans to appoint a Secretary of Labor who is actually pro-labor. (0:30)

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Ron Blackwell, Chief Economist of AFL-CIO, compares overworked American labor force to international labor force behavior

Mr. Blackwell discusses how rising prices and stagnant wages are forcing Americans to send more and more family members into the work force in order to support their families.
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