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9/2/10 LIUNA This Labor Day, LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – calls on Congress to invest in creating jobs that help fix the deteriorating critical infrastructure of the U.S. and improve our economy while leaving behind real assets for taxpayers and future generations.
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8/24/10 LIUNA Portage, Ind. (August 24, 2010) – LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North
America – and a broad coalition of allies today brought the “Build Indiana 2010” campaign to
the state’s northwest corner, continuing the fight to create over 450,000 jobs for Hoosiers by
winning support in the U.S. Senate for legislation that will put people back to work building the
critical infrastructure of the state and the nation. Read the release.
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8/13/2010 ABC 7 News DENVER -- Drivers are reminded that a bridge thousands of them drive over everyday is "structurally deficient."
The Laborers' International Union of North America -- also known as LiUNA-- has paid for a billboard on eastbound Sixth Avenue at Bryant Street, approaching Interstate 25.
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8/12/10 LIUNA Louisville, Ky. (Aug. 12, 2010) – LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America
– joined with a coalition of allies today in kicking off “Build Kentucky 2010,” a comprehensive
effort to urge Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to end the obstruction of investment
that would create nearly 300,000 jobs in Kentucky alone and build the critical infrastructure of
the state and the nation.
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8/10/10 LIUNA Summerdale, PA (August 10, 2010) – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – outlined “Build America 2010” today for participants of Infrastructure at a Crossroads, a major forum on rebuilding America’s “basics,” including roads, bridges, railways, energy systems, water systems and school facilities.
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8/9/2010 Indianapolis Star A lot of politicians talk these days about how to fix the deficit -- talk that's often long on rhetoric and short on solutions.
Yet there is a solution that will not only fix our fiscal deficit, but also our jobs deficit. It would, in Indiana alone, put more than 450,000 Hoosiers back to work and also save American taxpayers $150 billion every year.
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8/06/2010 WJZTV 13 The people who build and maintain bridges are calling on the federal government to start reading its own studies and find money for fixes Alex DeMetrick reports.
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8/3/10 LIUNA Baltimore, Md. (August 3, 2010) – LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North
America – joined with a broad coalition of allies today in beginning “Build Maryland 2010,” a
comprehensive effort to bring at least 60,000 jobs to Maryland in the next five years by
strengthening support in the U.S. Senate for legislation that will put people back to work
building the critical infrastructure of the state and the nation.
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7/7/10 LIUNA LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – led a broad coalition of allies today in kicking off “Build Indiana 2010,” a comprehensive campaign to create over 450,000 jobs in Indiana by winning support in the U.S. Senate for legislation that will put people back to work building the critical infrastructure of the state and the nation.
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7/6/10 LIUNA The jobs picture for construction workers grew worse in June, according to data released today by the U.S. Labor Department. The number of construction jobs fell by 22,000, marking the second straight month of decline. Construction unemployment stayed near Depression-era levels at 20.1 percent. Nearly 1.8 million construction workers are still looking for work.
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