AFL-CIO forum

Now this is a story all about how Mitt Romney’s education policy got flipped, turned upside down.  And I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there, I’ll tell you how Mitt became... Hit up Keystone Politics for the full story.  

Nikki Haley took to Twitter Wednesday to urge followers to support her political operation after a Palmetto State labor leader walloped a pinata featuring the face of the Tea Party darling at a reception last week. “Stand with me and help ...  

This is a cross-post from the New Jersey State AFL-CIO. The 1 million-member New Jersey State AFL-CIO joined with its local affiliates and community allies from the statewide grassroots coalition Working Families United for New Jersey Inc. to kick off an unprecedented statewide voter registration effort in New Jersey that will register union and community members to vote and ensure that working families speak with one united voice at the...  

Craig Becker, the controversial labor attorney who served on the National Labor Relations Board thanks to a recess appointment by President Obama, has returned to the world of outright activism. From Politico: Craig Becker will become general counsel for the AFL-CIO, president Richard Trumka announced today, joining General Counsel Lynn Rhinehart in the role. Becker was recess appointed to the National Labor Relations Board by President...  

It’s been five months since Barack Obama’s recess appointee to the National Labor Relations Board, SEIU and AFL-CIO attorney Craig Becker, stepped away from the union-controlled agency. Now, after a brief stint at Georgetown University ...  

WASHINGTON -- The AFL-CIO announced Tuesday that Craig Becker, a former appointee to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), will be returning to the labor federation as co-general counsel, helping guide the AFL-CIO's legal strategies on ...  

ABC News sets the scene: Donna Dewitt, the outgoing president of the South Carolina AFL-CIO, is seen in this video bashing a piñata of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s face while Dewitt and her colleagues were at a retreat in Columbia, S.C. Saturday afternoon. “Well I will say, she looks like a tough old girl [...]  

WASHINGTON — A former member of the National Labor Relations Board is returning to work at the AFL-CIO, where he will serve as co-general counsel. Craig Becker spent nearly two years on the board after President Barack Obama bypassed the Senate to make ...  

Craig Becker, a former member of the National Labor Relations Board, has been named AFL-CIO general counsel, joining General Counsel Lynn Rhinehart in leading the federation’s legal work on behalf of working people. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says:The strengths of these two extraordinary lawyers, Becker and Rhinehart, are a perfect complement, and together they will lead a powerhouse legal program to protect and promote the interests of...  

Craig Becker spent nearly two years on the board after President Barack Obama bypassed the Senate to make him a recess appointee in 2010. Republicans had blocked Becker's confirmation for months, saying he had had a radical, pro-union agenda that was ...  

May 11 (Bloomberg) -- AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka talks with Bloomberg's Al Hunt about JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s $2 billion trading loss, the outlook for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in a June 5 recall election and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's claims that he shares credit for the auto industry's recovery.  

MICHIGAN CITY — State Sen. Jim Arnold announced Wednesday that he has received the endorsement of the Indiana AFL-CIO for the primary election. After working together the AFL-CIO during the Right-to-Work debates in the Statehouse this past session, Arnold said he is honored to receive the endorsement.  

Workers' Voice, the super PAC of the AFL-CIO, announced on Monday that it was making a "hyper-targeted," half-million-dollar online ad buy aimed at pulling progressive activists into its 2012 efforts.  

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) ’s $2 billion trading loss shows that left unchecked, Wall Street will lead the U.S. economy “off a cliff, just like they tried to the last time.”  

Chief executives at some of the nation's largest companies earned an average of $12.9 million in total pay last year -- 380 times more than a typical American worker, according to the AFL-CIO.