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From Gulf Coast: We are more than fishermen, we are farmers of the sea
May 14, 2010YCLOSKEY, La. - Brad Robin has been an oyster fisherman all his life, like four of his six brothers and his 84-year-old father.
Read moreA shrimp boat captain worries and waits
May 14, 2010CHALMETTE, La. - Sixty miles off the Gulf of Mexico, the shrimpers and the people who work for them worry and wait in a world of hurt.
Read more“Worse than Katrina,” La. leaders warn oil spill worse than media says
May 12, 2010NEW ORLEANS - Labor leaders here say the oil spill will be worse for workers in this region than Hurricane Katrina was almost five years ago and that the major media, both locally and nationally, are actually downplaying its significance.
Read moreOil spill could surge, lawmaker warns
May 11, 2010Oil gushing from the BP well off the coast of Louisiana could surge to 60,000 barrels a day if the company's plan to cap it with a four-story metal container fails, Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., said Wednesday after he met with oil industry executives.
Read moreNo clear plan yet to stop the leak
May 11, 2010Oil could be gushing for at least three more months in the aftermath of last month's BP oil rig explosion.
Read moreVoices silenced in 1887 heard louder than ever this May Day
May 03, 2010CHICAGO - "Like those guys," said former Starbucks worker Joe Tessane, pointing to the Haymarket monument behind him, "I'm not giving up."
Read moreSafety high on the agenda for Workers Memorial Day
April 27, 2010According to Leo Gerard, president of the United Steel Workers, "The most important thing to come out of a mine is the miner."
Read moreRussia’s Katyn gesture a blow to nuclear arms race
April 14, 2010The shock over the deaths of much of Poland's leadership in a plane crash should not cover up victories for world peace that their planned trip signified.
Read moreLabor turns up heat in battle to curb Wall Street
April 13, 2010In a national webcast today, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said, "We are taking this fight straight to Wall Street. They created this mess and now they have to pay."
Read moreTruckers find their voice on Twitter
April 13, 2010One of the most influential truckers on Twitter is TruckerDesiree, who has 5,786 followers and is a whistleblower on truck driving school scams.
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