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SEIU Immigration Reform Kicks Off Week of Action

Immigration reform is a critical part of that road to recovery for American workers and this week--as part of more than 100 events taking place in 28 states--SEIU has begun a major escalation of its efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform in 2010.

Even the Chamber doesn't want to sit next to the Chamber

The U.S Chamber of Commerce is fast becoming the smelly kid at school no one wants to sit next to. Yesterday, the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce publicly distanced itself from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, becoming the second Local Chamber group in less than a week to speak out against the parent organization for their out-of-touch views and lobbying against paid sick leave and climate change.

Insurers Fighting Hard to Keep "Gender Rating," Avoid Maternity Care

The Colorado State Association of Health Underwriters plans to lobby against efforts to include maternity care in individual plans, in addition their efforts to keep "gender rating" legal, and you won't believe why. Insurers are actually telling legislators that they're concerned about how this all might affect men.