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From Harvard to NBA, Jeremy Lin has record of “firsts”
August 2, 2010The first Asian American player is entering the NBA this season.
Read moreLabor going all out to prevent “nightmare” Republican takeover
August 2, 2010WASHINGTON - The nation's labor leaders, meeting here, are hammering out a plan to prevent "the nightmare" that would result from a Republican takeover of Congress.
Read moreGearing up for a green economy and a union job
August 2, 2010A Green Technician training partnership between an electrical contractors group and IBEW Local 481 helped capture "millions of dollars worth of labor" for the union's members.
Read moreUnemployed tell their stories – online
August 2, 2010At the Unemployed Workers' Support Network and other Facebook pages, jobless workers tell their stories, and organize.
Read moreAuto comeback celebrated, but there’s a cost
August 2, 2010President Obama visited a General Motors in Hamtramck and a Chrysler plant in Detroit Friday to celebrate the auto companies' comeback - but the comback has come with a cost.
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