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The cost of war for families

January 13, 2015 By Rossana Cambron

In February of 2014, Senate Republicans blocked a $21 billion plan to build new VA clinics because they said it was too expensive.

Fukushima-type reactor in Vermont gets the axe, concerns remain

January 13, 2015 By Blake Skylar

A nuclear power plant near the town of Brattleboro is being shut down thanks to local environmental activism.

Today in labor history: Black labor union formed

January 13, 2015 By Special to People’s World

On January 13 in 1869 over 200 black delegates met in Washington D.C. to form the National Labor Union; the word "colored" was added by the establishment press.

Five years after Haiti quake, workers still struggle

January 13, 2015 By Tula Connell

In recent discussions with export apparel workers in Port-au-Prince, the AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center found that workers pay half their daily wage on two daily meals.

Kaiser Permanente mental health workers go on strike in California

January 13, 2015 By Eric A. Gordon

Union demonstrators picket in front of 35 Kaiser Permanente locations throughout the state on behalf of some 2,600 mental health clinicians.

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The cost of war for families

Fukushima-type reactor in Vermont gets the axe, concerns remain

Today in labor history: Black labor union formed

Five years after Haiti quake, workers still struggle

Kaiser Permanente mental health workers go on strike in California