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AFSCME reports earlier Wisconsin, Ohio battles sharply boosted 2012 turnout
November 12, 2012Battles over collective bargaining rights for state and local government workers sharply boosted overall labor enthusiasm and turnout in those two states this year.
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Momentum grows for ending the filibuster
November 12, 2012The newly elected, slightly more Democratic U.S. Senate must tackle comprehensive filibuster reform or it will grind to a dead halt again.
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CT working families defeat Linda’s lies
November 12, 2012Connecticut voters smacked down tea party Republican Linda McMahon on Election Day and chose Rep. Chris Murphy to be their new U.S. Senator.
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Today in labor history: Ellis Island closed
November 12, 2012On this day in 1924 Ellis Island closed as immigration entry point. After 1924 the famous island in Jersey City instead served as a detention and deportation center until 1954. After World War 2 Germans soldiers...
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Clergy: “Reject grand bargain, tax the rich”
November 12, 2012Federal budget cuts will devastate social programs, "plunge communities into ruin and destruction, and cost lives."
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