POLITICAL HOT ISSUES

May 9, 2012


Obama to Building Trades: GOP Blocking Construction Jobs WASHINGTON (PAI)—As far as Democratic President Barack Obama is concerned, congressional obstructionism, courtesy of the GOP, is blocking jobs for construction workers – and everyone else
Trumka, Solis Join Political Parade at Bldg. Trades Confab WASHINGTON (PAI)—It’s May of a presidential election year, and that means that when a large crowd of unionists gets together, politics tops the agenda for them – and for those who speak to them
Occupy Movement, Unions Mark May Day with Mobilization NEW YORK (PAI)— With marches and demonstrations in cities from coast to coast, members of the Occupy movement and various unions marked May Day, the international workers’ day, with campaigns for the 99% and against the rich
Data Show Job Safety Law Too Weak WASHINGTON (PAI)—The continuing toll of deaths and injuries on the job, and the low fines and virtually non-existent jail terms for corporate perpetrators of such tragedies, again show federal job safety law is too weak, the AFL-CIO says
Jobless Rate Declines 0.1% in April WASHINGTON (PAI)—U.S. unemployment declined 0.1% in April, to 8.1%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. A separate survey showed businesses claimed to create 130,000 new jobs last month, down from 153,000 the month before. But governments cut 15,000 jobs, with 10,700 of them in local schools