After weeks of obstruction by Republican Senate leaders, millions of jobless workers who have or who will soon run out of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits may finally have a chance to grab an economic lifeline in the form of extended UI benefits. Read More>>

Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) has been fighting for health care reform for more than 50 years, and he’s seen the situation become even more dire over the past decade. In a great new op-ed, he explains the hard truths of our broken system and why we can’t wait any longer for health care reform: Read More>>

The Central New York Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO swore in its new President, Ann Marie Taliercio at its Annual Meeting on Saturday, September 26, 2009. President Taliercio hails from UNITEHERE Local 150, which represents Hotel and Restaurant workers in the Central New York Area.