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Miners’ protest against Peabody continues despite settlement
August 13, 2013The union is continuing its fight for retired miners and their families in the courts, in Congress and through community action.
Read moreCorporate ineptitude in Navy contract looms over union drive
August 5, 2013Corporate ineptitude on a big U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract is looming over the latest organizing drive among Austal shipyard workers there.
Read moreMinimum wage workers teach economics to the economists
July 18, 2013A working father with a high school education, Marvin was one of 18 minimum wage workers gathered at a South Side job center to discuss the need for higher pay.
Read moreOccupy Comics: a comic book for the 99 percent
July 1, 2013Occupy Comics features engaging pinups, including a centerfold by David Mack portraying the Guy Fawkes mask made popular by Alan Moore.
Read moreNetroots grassroots: Progressive Caucus launches “Raise Up America” drive
June 24, 2013"We stand in Congress on the side of the 99 percent against the one percent. So we need this campaign, we need to raise the minimum wage."
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