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National Labor College to close
November 15, 2013"I am saddened to report that the Board of Trustees directed me and the college's officers to develop a plan to close the college," said the institution's president.
Read moreToday in labor history: Phone workers call for union
November 14, 2013The National Federation of Telephone Workers - later to become the CWA - was founded today in New Orleans in 1938.
Read moreDem lawmakers: Slow down on Pacific trade bill
November 14, 2013The lawmakers said the two pacts, especially the TPP, cover far more than trade.
Read moreSupreme court wrestles with outlawing card check and other union rights
November 13, 2013Some right-wing anti-union moves ran into an apparently skeptical U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 13.
Read moreCommunity, union unite to save jobs at GE plant
November 12, 2013General Electric recently announced that it slated the closure of its plant in Fort Edwards, N.Y., and intends to move the remaining plant operations to an undisclosed site.
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