Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — The obama administration is marking the one-year anniversary of the economic stimulus legislation with efforts to show the measure sparked U.S. growth and curbed rising unemployment. Bloomberg’s Julianna Goldman reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
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On January 14, Secretary Solis welcomed the First Lady of the United States to the Department of Labor. The First Lady shared her heartbreak and the nation’s support for the people of Haiti, recognized some of the Department of Labor’s longest serving and newly hired employees, and discussed the importance of work-life balance for modern working families.
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President Barack obama talks about labor issues and health care reform at the AFL-CIO’s 2009 convention in Pittsburgh.
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AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Richard Trumka blasts racism and underlines why workers should vote obama in 2008. Excerpt of speech given at Steelworkers convention July 1, 2008, sponsored by USW President Leo Gerard. FABULOUS! Entire speech at http://www.usw.org/multimedia/video
Mr. Trumka formerly served as president of the United Mine Workers of America.
UPDATE: On February 6, 2009 Mr. Trumka was appointed to The White House Economic Recovery Advisory Board, to be chaired by former Federal Reserve chairman Paul A. Volcker.
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