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Fast-food workers meet labor movement: a super-sized duo
September 12, 2013There is an emerging nationwide movement of low-wage fast-food workers who have begun to set the tone regarding the federal minimum wage, fast-food workers' rights and the future of service sector work generally.
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Today in labor history: Sept 11, 2001
September 11, 2013"Unity and solidarity can make us stronger. Mourning is not a cry for vengeance. Together we have to find a way out of the crisis. The Ground Zero solidarity can be turned toward the problems we...
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Firefighters union leads somber 9/11 commemoration
September 11, 2013Hundreds of union members lost their lives doing their job on that horrific day 12 years ago; the labor movement continues to honor all 9/11 victims and work like hell for those who survived.
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Obama postpones Congress Syria vote
September 11, 2013President Obama has asked Congress to delay a vote on authorizing a U.S. attack on Syria, and Americans opposed to the attack emphasize the importance of continuing public pressure on Congress and the White House for...
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Forty years after fascist coup, Chile may elect socialist, again
September 11, 2013Forty years ago today Chilean President Salvador Allende was overthrown in a U.S.-abetted coup because he was a socialist; in two months Chileans may elect Michelle Bachelet, another socialist.
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