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Hartford and New Haven join fast-food workers strike in 150 cities
May 19, 2014"Where Congress is failing to take action to address inequality, these workers are leading the way; their fight is a shining light that will benefit all workers in the country."
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Strategy working for same-sex marriage supporters
May 19, 2014Supporters routinely ask gay couples to meet with reluctant lawmakers to put a human face on same-sex marriage. They file lawsuits. They use unexpected allies to spread their message.
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The biker and the reverend: How I learned history at work
May 16, 2014Rev. Hill was a man of enormous conviction. His leadership was a blending of political, personal, and pastoral. He was enormously pro-labor and he made his opinions heard loud and clear.
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California wildfires blaze on, striking hard and early
May 16, 2014A heat wave and tinder-dry brush have created a dynamic, dangerous situation with the most menacing brushfires in nearly two decades.
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Today in labor history: Warsaw Ghetto uprising ends
May 16, 2014Today in labor history, on May 16, 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising comes to an end as Nazi soldiers gain control of Warsaw, Poland's Jewish ghetto, blowing up the last remaining synagogue and beginning the mass...
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