A Working People’s Jobs Summit
December 4th, 2009 admin
As President Obama held a jobs summit to produce ideas on how to deal with high unemployment, Working America held some jobs summits of our own, to give working people a chance to talk about what they’ve seen and experienced in this economy. The Star-Tribune reported: In Minnesota, representatives of Working America sought to keep the spotlight on workers. “This roundtable discussion is another way to remind people that …
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