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Business Lobbyists Push to Change FMLA
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Business lobbyists are pressuring the Bush Administration and the Department of Labor to dismantle key protections of the Family and Medical Leave Act or FMLA.

Lockheed Key Issue #4: Medical Benefits
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The need to secure affordable medical benefits is a must especially during a time of skyrocketing costs.

U.S. Trade Deficit Reaches All Time High
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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on February 10th that the United States trade deficit reached a record $444.2 billion in 2004.

Bush Proposes Higher Security Fees
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Whenever a reservation is made for airline travel the reservation agent will advise the passenger that the fare includes federal government taxes, airport taxes and security fees.

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Check Out the Social Security Calculator

Americans now have a valuable tool to help decide who’s telling the truth about Social Security.

The new Social Security calculator is the fastest way yet to answer the question that President Bush has been avoiding since he unveiled his plan to privatize Social Security:

How much is this plan going to cost me?

Just enter your age and average salary, and the calculator automatically shows how much you would get in traditional Social Security benefits. More importantly, it shows how much you lose under the President’s privatization plan.

The side-by-side comparison quickly cuts through the rhetoric and shows that average Americans lose big under the Bush privatization plan.

“No matter how you cut it, the Bush Social Security Privatization Plan loses money for people – but younger workers lose the most,” said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) one of several Senate Democrats who introduced the Social Security calculator.

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With proposals based on labor’s strengths rather than weaknesses, the IAM has unveiled a seven-point strategy to help guide the debate over reform at the AFL-CIO. Take a look.

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The winners of the 2004 Newsletter & Website Contest.

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