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If you are in the Washington, D.C., area Thursday, come join hands with members of the Alliance for Retired Americans and the Congressional Progressive Caucus in a
Human Chain Against "Chained" CPI
on Capitol Hill.
The action kicks off at 10 a.m. EDT on the House Triangle of the U.S. Capitol.
Click here for a map and to RSVP
.
The five people killed when boulders the size of cars fell from a cliff in Colorado were members of the same family, authorities said Tuesday — as was a 13-year-old girl who apparently survived when her father shielded her from the tumbling rocks.
While the House GOP-engineered government shutdown will have devastating effects on our
nation's veterans, women with children and federal workers furloughed without pay
, America's working families visiting the U.S. capital were locked out of the national parks and monuments paid for by their hard-earned tax dollars.
Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, who has written a memoir of her nine months in captivity, says she "didn't feel human" during the ordeal."How could I?" Smart asked during an exclusive interview with NBC News' Meredith Vieira, airing Friday at 10 p.m.
As day one of the government shutdown continues, many people are left wondering what happened? If the leaders of both parties said they didn't want the government to shut down and President Barack Obama, along with congressional Democrats, were poised to negotiate in good faith and make reasonable compromises, how did we get where we are?
The impact of the first government shutdown in 17 years was felt across America on Tuesday as offices were shuttered and workers were sent home after lawmakers failed to come to a deal to keep the lights on.
Are you a bit lost in what's going on with the House Republican shutdown of the federal government? Don't know if the federal government offices that you need are open or closed? AFSCME is on the job to provide you with up-to-date information about the status of the federal government at GOPshutdownlive.com.
The history of the AFL-CIO in 40 million documents contained in 20,000 boxes that take up six miles of shelf space have a new home today, with the donation and transfer of the George Meany Memorial Archives from the National Labor College to the University of Maryland Libraries.
This Saturday, Oct. 5, a broad and diverse coalition of immigrant, faith, labor, civil rights and family groups will march and rally in more than 80 actions across the nation and call on Congress to pass immigration reform with a road map to citizenship that promotes family unity and protects workers’ rights.Take the pledge to hit the streets Oct. 5.
Police have arrested a motorcyclist injured in a clash with a Range Rover on a Manhattan highway that triggered a wild chase and beating by a pack of fellow bikers bent on revenge.
