Confessions of an Undocumented Reporter

FEATURE: A man without papers navigates the immigration rally
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We were instructed to rise up out of the shadows. To band together, stand together, take our calloused hands and claw our way out of the shadows. To demand, to sit-in until the shadows had evaporated. Tens of thousands responded to the call, chanting “Si Se Puede.”

The UAW Versus the World

Union, Democrats argue against inclusion of Japan in trade treaty
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A trade agreement that has garnered broad support from a diverse array of organizations in the United States has drawn staunch opposition from labor unions and congressional Democrats.

Right to Work Spreading to Michigan

Lame duck session could yield right to work legislation in heavily unionized state
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One of the nation’s most heavily unionized states may soon become one of the largest right-to-work states in the country, a development some union members could not be more thrilled about.

The Delphi Oracle

House GOP pressures Obama administration for info on shady pension deal
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Republicans are stepping up the pressure on the Obama administration to explain why a federal pension insurer slashed the pensions of non-union employees as part of the General Motors (GM) bailout, while union benefits were preserved.

The Delphi Debacle

Union members were made whole at the expense of non-union employees in auto bankruptcy
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When Delphi went broke, UAW workers retained pensions while non-union ‘management’ did not.

Warren’s U-Turn

Elizabeth Warren Trades Moccasins for Flip-Flops on Auto Bailout
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Democratic Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren appears to have changed her position on President Obama’s 2009 auto bailout, records show, and experts believe national Democrats are to blame.