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Community rallies to save San Francisco City College
September 6, 2012A broad coalition of city residents and leaders is launching a campaign to assure the future of the 90,000-student City College, beleaguered by years of budget cuts.
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Black clergy and labor unite against voter suppression
September 5, 2012Reacting to Republican efforts to suppress voting, the African American community and the AFL-CIO are mounting a massive effort to promote balloting.
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Today in labor history: New York’s first Labor Day parade
September 5, 2012The Sept. 5, 1882 parade had nearly 30,000 marchers, who demanded fair working conditions, including the eight-hour work day.
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New Jersey’s chromium spill site to be torn down
September 5, 2012Nearly 30 years after toxic chromium spilled from the E.C. Electroplating plant, the EPA announced that the building would be demolished.
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Vets, military families rally for Obama
September 5, 2012Military families gave Tammy Duckworth a hero's welcome as the congressional candidate who lost both legs walked to the speakers platform.
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