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Today in labor history: Attica prison uprising ends
September 13, 2012Today in labor history in 1971, 11 AFSCME-represented prison employees and 33 inmates died after an uprising at Attica Correctional Facility in New York State and its subsequent bloody end with 1,000 police and national guard...
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Chicago teachers: “Assault on public education needs to end here”
September 13, 2012"We didn't start this fight; the assault on public education started here and it needs to end here," declared Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union.
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Colombian prisoners demand justice
September 13, 2012Popular momentum is building to ensure that any settlement coming out of upcoming peace negotiations with insurgents promotes social justice.
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GOP willing to sabotage economy to win “last stand” election
September 13, 2012Mitt Romney and his fellow Republicans are a cynical and calculating bunch. They are extremists the likes of which we have never seen in American politics.
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Today in labor history: Eugene Debs sentenced to 10 years for opposing WWI
September 12, 2012Eighty-seven years ago today, Eugene Debs (1855-1926) was sentenced to 10 years in prison for opposing U.S. Entry into World War I.
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