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At a Congressional Hispanic Caucus public policy conference, participants talked about minority and labor issues. Among the topics they addressed were immigration, union organizing in the se…

Representatives from community, religious, and labor groups spoke about immigration policy. In their remarks they advocated comprehensive immigration reform embracing laborers, tax-paying im…

America’s union members and leaders came together at Chicago’s Navy Pier July 25-28 for the convention “Building New Strength and Jobs for Working Families,” the 50th anniversary of the merg…

Linda Chavez-Thompson was interviewed about her background, the history of the labor movement, her personal experiences with work on behalf of organized labor, the role of unions in politics…

Participants talked to reporters about a voter drive, the use of technology to engage voters, turning out Hispanic voters, and establishing a progressive grassroots movement. Following their…

Two press events on the nomination of Miguel Estrada to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit were shown. On Tuesday, March 4, 2003, Congressional Republicans held a rally…

AFL-CIO President, John Sweeney, and other Labor leaders spoke about the results of the 2002 midterm elections. They talked about labor’s impact on the elections and what the result could me…

Participants talked to reporters about a recent survey on working women. Several women also spoke about their experiences in the workforce, conditions for women in the work place, and sacrif…

Participants talked about inequality between men’s and women’s pay and voiced their support for the paycheck fairness act being considered by Congress.

Participants talked about immigrant labor in the U.S. Among the issues they discussed were conditions in the immigrant workforce following September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, worker exploi…

Participants spoke to reporters about their objections to proposals to partially privatize individual Social Security accounts. Following their remarks they answered questions from the repor…

Participants talked to reporters about the pay equity gap between men and women. They announced legislation designed to help narrow the income disparity between men and women. Following thei…

Candidates, officials and others spoke to delegates about the Democratic agenda. They also approved reports from several committees and approved the party platform.

Union leaders and others urged Congress not to enact legislation granting China permanent normal trade relations, saying that such a status would take American jobs, do nothing to curb human…

Activists and union leaders met before a march to protest the World Trade Organization. They said that the protest was designed to peacefully interrupt the conference in order to protest unf…

Vice President Al Gore and Senator Bill Bradley (D- New Jersey) spoke to delegates about their respective bids for the Democratic presidential nomination. In his speech, Senator Bradley crit…

Mayor Campbell talked about the importance of job skills to bring people out of poverty and into the job market. He announced a partnership between the city of Atlanta and the International …

Steve Grossman, outgoing chair, announced the Democratic National Committee’s agenda for the 2000 election. A videotape honoring him was shown. New chairman, Joe Andrew, and other officers w…

Union leaders and pollsters discussed the results of the midterm election. They noted that union members voted in order to protest impeachment proceedings against President Clinton, to prote…

Members of Congress, human rights activists and musical groups gathered at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol to stage a rally in support for human rights in Tibet. Former Tibetan political …