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6/25/2008 LIUNA LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – released a new television ad highlighting the need to build America, create good jobs and take care of the nation’s basic foundation that working people depend on every day.
10/3/08 LIUNA Today’s employment report demands an immediate economic stimulus program that will address the jobs crisis facing Americans workers and their families. The report released today by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 35,000 construction jobs were lost in the previous month, the 15th consecutive month with significant jobs lost in the construction industry.
9/25/08 LIUNA – As the Bush Administration and Congress craft a $700 billion Wall Street bailout, LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – is rejecting any no-strings raid on taxpayers and calling on Congress to seize the opportunity to build America.
9/23/08 The Hill Lobbyists are worried that a trio of key infrastructure bills could see their slice of the federal budget’s pie severely depleted by the Wall Street crisis. The $700 billion bailout of financial services firms could double the deficit and make it much more difficult next year to win funds for the nation’s roads, bridges and airports.
Reuters 9/11/08 The U.S. Senate approved $8 billion in taxpayer revenue on Wednesday to close a widening deficit in the account that funds highway construction projects.
9/10/08 Reuters A $100 billion U.S. government investment over two years could create two million "green" jobs in such industrial sectors as steel and construction, environmental and labor groups said on Tuesday.
9/9/08 Associated Press Many of the nation's largest and most seriously deficient bridges aren't getting fixed because a federal program funding bridge repairs is unfocused and lacks sufficient standards, congressional investigators say.
The Highway Bridge Program that provided more than $4 billion to states last year has become so broad that "nearly any bridge" is potentially eligible for federal aid, according to a draft of a Government Accountability Office report being released Wednesday
9/5/2008 LIUNA A new History Channel series details the heroic, difficult and often dangerous work of LIUNA Local 147’s Sandhogs laboring hundreds of feet below ground to build and repair tunnels, subways, waterlines and other projects, as well as the role members have played in building some of our nation’s most visible structures, such as the Brooklyn Bridge.
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8/30/2008 Pantagraph The Laborers' International Union of North America has launched a campaign to "Build America So America Works"- an intensive and sustained effort to redirect our nation's resources to taking care of America's basics: its roadways, bridges, dams, railways, schoolhouses and other fundamentals the country depends on every day, but which have fallen into decay, lowering quality of life and weakening our economy
