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Today in labor history: Army seizes Montgomery Ward HQ
April 26, 2013On the orders of President Roosevelt, the U.S. Army seized the Chicago headquarters of the unionized Montgomery Ward & Co. after management twice defied the NLRB.
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Chicago retail and fast food workers rally for $15
April 25, 2013Hundreds of Chicago's retail and fast food workers rallied at St. James Cathedral last night after having walked off their jobs early in the day.
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Energy giants hold workers hostage as environmental time bomb ticks away
April 25, 2013Oil and coal companies are using their already powerful leverage with brutal disregard for working people and the environment.
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Today in labor history: SCLC’s Ralph Abernathy and 100 workers arrested
April 25, 2013The workers were protesting at the South Carolina Medical College Hospital demanding wage increases and union recognition.
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The last mainstream intellectual defense of austerity crumbles
April 25, 2013In 2010, economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff (know in the econ trade as "R & R") released a paper, "Growth in a Time of Debt."
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