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Federation, allies stage blitz for increased jobless benefits |
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By Mark Gruenberg
PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)--The AFL-CIO activated its state and local leadership and is appealing to its members to stage a massive blitz on June 10-12 of e-mail and phone calls to Congress, urging passage of a new bill lengthening jobless benefits from their present 26 weeks to 39 weeks in most states and 52 weeks in states with 6%+ jobless rates. The effort, coordinated by Americans United for Change, also includes AFSCME and SEIU, leaders said in a June 10 telephone press conference.
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Working families press Sen. McCain on economic plans |
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Chicago working families gathered outside of McCormick Place on Monday to call on Sen. John McCain to denounce plans to continue President Bush's failed economic agenda and address the economic crisis working families face. McCain was in Chicago to give a speech to a business group. Click here for more information about McCain's economic plans |
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CFL officer named to county health board |
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Jorge Ramirez, Secretary-Treasurer of the Chicago Federation of Labor, will join some of the region's leading voices in health care policy and management on an independent governance board for the Cook County health system. Ramirez was nominated by President Todd Stroger and confirmed by commissioners on Tuesday. The Board of Health Directors was created earlier this year to improve the quality and sustainability of the health system.
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