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Cooper Union students fight to keep school tuition free
November 9, 2011The announcement by Cooper Union President Jamshed Bharucha that his institution may have to charge tuition has caught student, faculty and alumni off guard -but has solidly united them.
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Ohio celebrates: Union-busting bill goes down by landslide
November 9, 2011Labor and community activists throughout Ohio jubilantly celebrated the massive defeat of Issue 2 and repeal of the draconian union-busting SB 5.
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Workers taking “extraordinary measures” to save Postal Service
November 9, 2011The National Association of Letter Carriers has revved up its campaign to save America's postal service.
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More elderly are poor; net worth for young people worsens
November 9, 2011The U.S. Census Bureau calculates that nearly twice as many older Americans qualify as poor than had been previously thought. At the same time, net worth disparity between younger and older is at an all-time high.
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Voices of Occupy Chicago: fed up with plutocracy
November 9, 2011Until recently, Chicago's Loop, known for its skyscrapers, corporate headquarters and high-powered law firms, was typically silent on weekends.
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