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Uproar, protests, as Michigan house passes right-to-work law
December 7, 2012Amid protests, arrests, a lockout from the state capitol building and a Democratic walkout, the GOP-run Michigan House passed a so-called "right to work" law on Dec. 6.
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Minnesota lockouts don’t stop holiday music
December 7, 2012Symphony halls will be full as orchestra musicians - many who are members of American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) - fill the air with holiday-themed concerts.
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Airport concession workers demand labor rights
December 7, 2012Non-union workers at Oakland Airport were backed by their union counterparts as they told the port commissioners just why they are struggling for the right to organize.
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Hundreds in NYC demand better wages, conditions for low-wage workers
December 7, 2012Several thousand marched from 34 Street and Broadway to Times Square to rally for living wages here and around the country.
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Today in labor history: Steam boiler operators unionize
December 7, 2012Canadian workers joined the union a year after it was formed, at which point it came to be called the International Union of Steam Engineers.
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