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5 Reasons to Continue Unemployment Benefits | December 12, 2011

People of Faith Rally for Unemployment Benefits | December 9, 2011

Stopping Wage Theft | December 2, 2011

Congress Needs to Act to Keep Job Growth Going | December 2, 2011

The Importance of Extending Both the Payroll Tax Cut and Emergency Unemployment Benefits for Communities of Color | November 30, 2011

The Importance of Extending Both the Payroll Tax Cut and Emergency Unemployment Benefits | November 30, 2011

House Republican Attacks on the National Labor Relations Board Hurt All Workers | November 30, 2011

No Time to End Unemployment Benefits | November 23, 2011

Not Fixing Our Infrastructure, Not Creating Jobs | November 9, 2011

Middle-Class Societies Invest More in Public Education | November 8, 2011

The Middle Class Is Key to a Better-Educated Nation | November 8, 2011

The Conservative-Created Jobs Crisis | November 4, 2011

Three Things the G-20 Must Do for Job Creation | November 3, 2011

Accelerating Regional Job Creation and Innovation | November 2, 2011

Rep. Payne’s Resolution Recognizes that Unions Build the Middle Class | November 2, 2011

Creating Unemployment | October 27, 2011

Expanding Paid Sick Days Coverage | October 25, 2011

Jobs Council Gets to Work | October 18, 2011

Repairing Bridges Can Lift Families Out of Poverty | September 27, 2011

As Unions Weaken So Does the Middle Class | September 23, 2011

The Importance of Unionization Benefits for the Child Care System in California | September 22, 2011

Unemployment Insurance Dollars Create Millions of Jobs | September 21, 2011

The American Jobs Act | September 14, 2011

New Census Data Show Middle Class Continues to Struggle | September 13, 2011

Take Two: The President's Proposal to Stimulate the Economy and Create Jobs | September 13, 2011

Conservative Health and Safety Bull’s Eyes by the Numbers | September 12, 2011

Creating American Jobs by Harnessing Our Resources | September 8, 2011

Government Spending Versus Tax Cuts | September 8, 2011

Infrastructure Spending Builds American Jobs | September 8, 2011

Government Spending Can Create Jobs—and It Has | September 8, 2011

Recovery Act Jobs Still Critical to Our Economy | September 8, 2011

Top 10 Reasons Why Green Jobs Are Vital to Our Economy | September 7, 2011

Holding American Workers Hostage to Stop Unions | September 7, 2011

A Star Turn for Energy Efficiency Jobs | September 7, 2011

Job Creation Requires Spending | September 7, 2011

A Green Bank Is the Right Tool for Jobs | September 2, 2011

Job Crisis Not Abating | September 2, 2011

House Majority Doesn’t Have a Jobs Plan—Just More Attacks on Workers | September 1, 2011

Conservative Jobs Plan Is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing | August 26, 2011

Spurring Job Creation in the Private Sector | August 26, 2011

The National Payroll Contest: A Proposal to Create Jobs | August 18, 2011

Address the Economic Crisis in Communities of Color | August 5, 2011

Putting People Back to Work Through Rehabbing and Renting Foreclosures | August 4, 2011

The Black and White Labor Gap in America | July 25, 2011

There’s Hidden Union Busting in Congressman Issa’s Postal Reform Bill | July 14, 2011

Interactive: State Budget Cuts Means No Recovery for Women’s Jobs | July 8, 2011

Bad Jobs Day Adds Urgency to Debt Ceiling Discussions | July 8, 2011

An Increased Minimum Wage Is Good Policy Even During Hard Times | July 7, 2011

Boosting Youth Employment | July 7, 2011

Creating Demand and Jobs by Reducing Student Debt Burdens | June 29, 2011

Job Creation Strategies That Work | June 23, 2011

No More Lucy Pulling the Football Away | June 21, 2011

The Color of Help | June 17, 2011

Jobs Council on the Right Track but There Are Potential Signs of Derailing in Its Progress Report | June 16, 2011

Stimulating Job Creation and Helping American Workers | June 9, 2011

The Emergency in Front of Us Is Jobs | June 3, 2011

Summertime Blues | June 2, 2011

Same Old, Same Old | May 31, 2011

Interactive Map: NIH Research Awards Create Jobs | May 23, 2011

The JOBS Act Is Not About Jobs | May 18, 2011

The Conservative War on Workers’ Rights | May 17, 2011

Shortchanged and Shortsighted | May 17, 2011

National Labor Relations Board Maintains Consistency in Preemption | May 9, 2011

Job Growth Remains Insufficient | May 6, 2011

Interactive Map: Many States Paring Back Unemployment Benefits | May 6, 2011

Not Working: Unemployment Among Married Couples | May 6, 2011

La Importancia de los Sindicatos para los Trabajadores de Color | April 5, 2011

The Importance of Unions for Workers of Color | April 4, 2011

Unions Make the Middle Class | April 4, 2011

What Are Just Jobs? | March 31, 2011

Government Policies and Actions that Are Impediments to Job Creation | March 30, 2011

Health Reform and Employment: A One-Year Update | March 23, 2011

Attacking the Core of Our Economy | March 15, 2011

State Budget Deficits Are Not an Employee Compensation Problem | March 10, 2011

Just Jobs to Prevent a Region of Bouazizis | March 7, 2011

Jobs Returning, Slowly | March 4, 2011

Made in America: Innovations in Job Creation and Economic Growth | March 3, 2011

Inclusive Capitalism for the American Workforce | March 2, 2011

Just Jobs Depend on a Strong Labor Movement | March 2, 2011

Crippling Care, Crippling Jobs | February 28, 2011

Is Job Creation in Haiti an Obstacle to Reconstruction? | February 22, 2011

Guiding Principles for Just Jobs | February 18, 2011

I’m Not Rich Enough! | February 16, 2011

Improving Efforts to Help Unemployed Americans Find Jobs | February 10, 2011

Toward a Strong Unemployment Insurance System | February 8, 2011

A Cut We Can’t Afford to Make | January 26, 2011

Conservatives Need to Understand that Attacking Public Servants Isn’t the Answer | January 11, 2011

Employment Growth Continues, but Too Slowly to Secure Recovery | January 7, 2011

Repealing Health Care Is a Job Killer | January 7, 2011

A Modern Corporate Tax | December 13, 2010

Social Protection Is a Necessity, Not a Privilege | December 8, 2010

The Case for Just Jobs | December 8, 2010

Beyond Moral Justification | December 8, 2010

Bringing Coherence to the Promotion of Just Jobs | December 8, 2010

No Time to Dawdle: Latest Jobs Numbers Confirm Immediate Priority for Job Creation, Not Deficit Reduction | December 3, 2010

The College Conundrum | December 3, 2010

Creating 21st Century Jobs | December 2, 2010

Creating Good Jobs in Our Communities | November 30, 2010

The Economic Case for Unemployment Insurance and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | November 23, 2010

Animation: How Unemployment Insurance Helps Families and the Economy | November 18, 2010

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