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"Giving everybody a shot, everybody a chance to share in America's prosperity, from the factory floor to the boardroom. That's what unions are all about," President Obama told a rally in Detroit Monday following a parade of union workers on Labor Day. He said his administration is "fighting for good jobs with good wages." (Associated Press)
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"I hope his comeback is successful. I look forward to good years from him." Chris Austin, Montgomery County, federal employee
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Eric Rosenkrantz waits on the unemployment insurance phone at WorkSource Oregon on Sept. 2, 2011, in Tualatin, Ore. (Associated Press)
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In this photo from Aug. 31, 2011, some of an estimated 4,000 people wait to enter a job fair called the "For The People Jobs Initiative," where job seekers met employers, job counselors, skills trainers and others at Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles. (Associated Press)
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In this Aug. 31, 2011, photo, dozens of employer booths are seen at a job fair called the "For The People Jobs Initiative," where job seekers met employers, job counselors, skills trainers and others, at Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles. Employers added no net workers last month and the unemployment rate was unchanged, a sign that many were nervous the U.S. economy is at risk of slipping into another recession. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Alonzo McKelvin, an employee with the Department of Public Works, tosses sandbags into a pile so that they will be ready to go into residents' cars at the Department of Public Works in Southeast Washington, D.C., on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Department of Public Works employees Lonzo Pickett (left) and Cameron Washington (center) help load sandbags into a city resident's vehicle at the department headquarters in southeast Washington on Aug. 26, 2011, a day before Hurricane Irene was expected to hit the D.C. region. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Alonzo McKelvin, an employee of D.C.'s Department of Public Works, tosses sandbags into a pile in preparation for distribution to city residents at the department headquarters in southeast Washington on Aug. 26, 2011, a day before Hurricane Irene was expected to hit the D.C. region. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Department of Public Works employee Lonzo Pickett (center) helps coworkers load sandbags into city residents' vehicles at the department headquarters in southeast Washington on Aug. 26, 2011, a day before Hurricane Irene was expected to hit the D.C. region. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Job seekers wait in line at a 2011 Congressional Black Caucus job fair. President Obama neglected stubbornly high black unemployment, says Raynard Jackson. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Bob Andres)
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Gerri Mason Hall, former chief of staff for D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, confers with counsel while listening to testimony during a hearing in April about hiring practices of the new administration. Ms. Hall was fired in March. (Barbara Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Co-workers Susan Sproul, left, and Susan Davidson hug after evacuating from their building after an earthquake was felt in Baltimore, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Downtown office buildings were cleared and workers were waiting for clearance to re-enter. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Office workers flood District streets in Chinatown in Northwest after a 5.9 earthquake in Virginia is felt in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Office workers flood District streets at Mt. Vernon Square in Northwest after a 5.9 earthquake in Virginia is felt in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Office workers flood District streets at Mt. Vernon Square in Northwest after a 5.9 earthquake in Virginia is felt in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Grocery workers from Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons began voting on Friday in San Diego to reject a health care package proposed by the chains. Thousands of Southern California grocery workers voted overwhelmingly to reject a health care proposal from major supermarket chains and authorize their union leaders to call a strike, a spokesman said Sunday. (Associated Press)
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Ron McLellan (left), president of the Connecticut Employees Union Independent, celebrates with Robert Alves, District 1199 union member, in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday, after Connecticut's state employee unions announced that rank-and-file members ratified a labor savings and concessions pact. (Associated Press)
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Job seekers stand in line to enter a job fair in Independence, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Members of the public, many representing unions, listen as people speak Tuesday during a public hearing on proposed toll increases in New York. The union members mostly support the toll increases to fund projects that they think will create jobs.
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"There seems to be a lot of that going on. I understand she can't comment because it's a personnel issue but there should be a way to [complain] internally." Lexie Briggs, Columbia Heights, non-profit employee
