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A win, a loss, and a toss-up for labor in Michigan
June 25, 2012Labor won one, lost one, and had one key issue still up in the air in the latest action in the Republican-run Michigan legislature.
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Labor tries new tactic after defeat at Walmart
June 25, 2012Civil rights groups and sympathetic lawmakers were prompted to draft legislation creating an alternative route for workers to get justice against Walmart.
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Texas janitors on strike
June 25, 2012Many of the janitors employed by big corporations such as Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, Penzoil, Centerpoint Energy, and Reliant, do not make enough to provide food for their families.
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Toronto bans plastic bags
June 22, 2012Mayor Rob Ford asked council to do away with a bylaw that required stores to charge five cents for plastic bags. Instead, council opted to excise the bags altogether.
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Obama builds commanding lead among Latinos
June 22, 2012Latinos seem to be increasingly certain as to who is on their side and who is not.
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