Labor trails in marginals
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LABOR has failed to make inroads in Coalition marginal seats, casting doubt on its chances of winning Saturday&#39;s election. An exclusive Newspoll shows the Coalition hanging on to its lead in the seats Mark Latham must win.
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Major labor endorsements of Democrats made early in the 2004 and 2008 presidential primary seasons:
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WASHINGTON Sept. 5, 2004 - A spotty job market and stagnant paychecks cloud this Labor Day holiday for many workers, highlighting the importance of pocketbook issues in the presidential election.
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Australia's Labor opposition begins putting together a new team, after its damaging loss in this month's election.
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It might be hard for some drivers to believe, but average commuting times are getting shorter for U.S. workers.
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AUSTRALIA As the Oct. 9 election nears, polls show the rivals - the coalition led by Prime Minister John Howard, and Mark Latham&#39;s Labor party â-eck-and-neck.
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Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s government has a narrow lead over the opposition Labor Party, according to two polls published Saturday, just three weeks ahead of Australia&#39;s federal election.
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Unemployment ticked down a tenth of a point, but the average American worker is logging fewer hours and wage gains are minimal.
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The number of workers signing up for jobless benefits edged up a smaller-than-expected 4,000 last week, suggesting resilience in labor markets, a government report showed on Thursday.
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Polls have opened in Australia&#39;s general election. The campaign between the ruling conservatives and the left-of center opposition has been fought largely on domestic issues, such as the economy, health care and public education.
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Despite racking up almost all of the endorsements from organized labor, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards came in behind Barack Obama Â the only Democratic front-runner with no national union support Â in the Iowa caucuses. That left at least one union looking for a new candidate Friday.
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The government of Prime Minister John Howard had a narrow lead in opinion polls heading into the final week of campaigning ahead of the Australian federal election, but the opposition Labor party was narrowing the gap, according
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The latest opinion polls published in the newspapers today show the Coalition in front on the primary vote, but preferences are running in Labor&#39;s favour.
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Opinion polls give Australia's opposition Labor Party a big lead over Prime Minister John Howard's conservative government as campaigning begins for October 9 elections, but analysts say the real race is still too close to call.
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A spotty job market and stagnant paychecks cloud this Labor Day holiday for many workers, highlighting the importance of pocketbook issues in the presidential election.
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Unions, management style and emerging influence of Latino's under scrutiny in today's Democratic cacuses
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They can be found rallying union workers, walking picket lines or helping sign up new members. Democrats running for president are after something else this time of year: the endorsements of the oh-so-important labor unions.