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Senate Will Be Key Battleground For Regaining Workers' Rights

January 5, 2009

When the new president and Congress take office in January, workers in this country will have their best opportunity in decades to change the federal labor laws and make it easier to organize unions.

Throughout the presidential campaign, Barack Obama repeated his commitment to passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), which would give workers union recognition and the right to negotiate a contract when a majority of employees sign union cards. In early December an Obama spokesperson reaffirmed the president-elect’s strong support for EFCA.

Single Payer Advocates Stepping Up the Fight

December 19, 2008
While the incoming Obama administration has expressed its commitment to healthcare reform, it is not inclined to support single payer national healthcare – even though that is the only proposal that would actually reduce the country’s healthcare costs while providing coverage to everyone. That’s because single payer would eliminate the huge expense of funding the profits, excessive bureaucracy and waste of the private health insurance corporations.

UE Evaluates the Incoming Secretary of Labor

December 18, 2008

Washington, D.C.

Four-term U.S. House of Representatives member Hilda Solis (D-CA) has been chosen by President-elect Obama as the next Secretary of Labor. What do we know about Representative Solis? And what do we know about the direction in which she's likely to take the Labor Department? Let's start with a look at her background and her record in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Voters Choose Obama and Reject the McCain-Bush Program

November 4, 2008
Voters from coast-to-coast came out in massive numbers on November 4 to elect Democrat Barack Obama as our nation’s first African-American President, and Joe Biden as our next Vice President.  Despite frantic and desperate last-ditch McCain campaign attempts to confuse and inflame voters -- or derail their ability to cast ballots -- there was no stopping the Obama-Biden momentum for change.    

The McBush: Don't Buy That Sandwich

July 20, 2008

As the Democratic primary contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama dragged on, the other remaining Senator in the presidential race - Republican John McCain of Arizona - enjoyed valuable time to salve the wounded egos left over from the Republican's own bruising primary battle. His campaign handlers also had time to test different ways to "market" John McCain to voters in the general election. From now until November, the mission of his advertising consultants and campaign operatives will be to "sell" John McCain to the voters.

Bush Crimes Exposed by U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)

June 13, 2008
Washington, D.C.

On June 10, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives a 35 count impeachment resolution against President Bush. Kucinich – who met recently with delegates to the UE Political Action Conference – needed more than 4 hours to read the impeachment resolution into the Congressional record. The impeachment articles charge President Bush with a breathtaking list of crimes and impeachable offenses.

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