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Building Trades Allow Themselves to Be Played Like Fools

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 24, 2017

Emperor Tangerine invited the building trade union leaders in for a meeting yesterday and boy were they excited. At a meeting with the leaders of several construction and building trade unions, President Trump reiterated on Monday his interest in directing hundreds of billions of dollars...

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More on Workers and Environmentalists

By Erik Loomis

On December 7, 2016

My New Republic essay on how environmentalism needed to get in touch with working-class concerns came out on the day that protestors forced the Obama administration to reroute the pipeline.

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Labor-Environmentalist Rift in the Democratic Party? Not Really.

By Erik Loomis

On May 18, 2016

The New York Times had a piece on the supposed rift in Democratic Party get out the vote efforts over the party embracing the fight against climate change. I need.

LIUNA

By Erik Loomis

In General

On April 13, 2014

The Laborers' Union continues to burn every bridge with other progressive communities with a napalm air strike: A letter distributed Friday by the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) to the districts of 27 House Democrats calls for union members to make sure their...

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Pro-Keystone Unions Donating to the Chamber of Commerce

By Erik Loomis

On February 22, 2014

Head, meet desk: Several construction labor unions have decided to lend their support to the Keystone XL. Though critics charge that the pipeline will lead to a drastic increase in.

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LGM Film Club, Part 444: The Assassin · January 11, 2025
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