Old-school Dems run away from BigLabor"Parting ways over card check and other issues, the Arkansas AFL-CIO dropped its longtime support of U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln today and endorsed her Democratic primary opponent, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter." (arkansasnews.com)
We don't need no stinkin' U.S. SenateThe Obama administration is hinting at a possible recess appointment for a controversial nominee to the National Labor Relations Board.(from seattlepi.com)
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis told AFL-CIO officials at their annual meeting Wednesday there will soon be positive news on the long-stalled nomination of union lawyer Craig Becker.
Solis then told reporters the unions will be "very pleased" with how the issue is resolved.
