Posts Tagged Labor issues

Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill

House Judiciary Committee members Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., sponsor of the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act, left, talks with Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, prior to the start of the committee's hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act. The committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WASHINGTON (AP) — After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to toughen the border security requirements in immigration legislation that also offers a path to citizenship to millions living in the country illegally.

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Summoning Berlin’s history, Obama calls for bold action by US, Europe, including nuclear cuts

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Unions prepare strikes to support Turkey protests

People shout anti-government slogans during a rally by the labor unions in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 17, 2013. A day earlier, riot police cordoned off streets, set up roadblocks and fired tear gas and water cannons to prevent anti-government protesters from an effort to return to Taksim Square in Istanbul. Labor unions and political foes of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan rallied Monday by the thousands across Turkey, hoping to capitalize on weeks of protest that began as small-scale activism and parlay it into a chance to register broader discontent.(AP Photo)

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s authority, leading rallies and a one-day strike to support activists whose two-week standoff with the government has shaken the country’s secular democracy.

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Affirmative action ruling contest: race vs. class

In this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, students walk through the University of Texas at Austin campus in Austin, Texas. This giant flagship campus - once slow to integrate - is now among the most diverse the country. A decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court essentially sided with race in that argument, upholding the right of colleges to make limited use of racial preferences in admitting students. But in a ruling due in June 2013, the Court is widely expected to roll back that ruling. Such an outcome would shift the focus more toward giving a boost to socio-economically disadvantaged students, regardless of race. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

In post-Great Recession America, which is the bigger barrier to opportunity — race or class?

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Affirmative action ruling contest: race vs. class

In this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, students walk through the University of Texas at Austin campus in Austin, Texas. This giant flagship campus - once slow to integrate - is now among the most diverse the country. A decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court essentially sided with race in that argument, upholding the right of colleges to make limited use of racial preferences in admitting students. But in a ruling due in June 2013, the Court is widely expected to roll back that ruling. Such an outcome would shift the focus more toward giving a boost to socio-economically disadvantaged students, regardless of race. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

In post-Great Recession America, which is the bigger barrier to opportunity — race or class?

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