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After patient death, nurses urge end to lockout
September 27, 2011After a patient died at a Sutter Health hospital Sept. 24 while under the care of strike replacement nurses, the California Nurses Association called on the hospital chain to immediately end its lockout of thousands of...
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OSHA warns hair salons on worker exposure to formaldehyde
September 27, 2011The federal agency is warning the nation's hair salons - again - about the exposure of their low-paid female workers to formaldehyde present in hair smoothing and straightening products.
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More progressive cinema at Toronto film fest
September 27, 2011Last year it was "Made In Dagenham." Probably the most worker-oriented film at this year's Toronto International Film Festival was the class-conscious "Snows Of Kilimanjaro."
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Honduras resistance forms new political party
September 26, 2011The National Front for Popular Resistance organized anti-government marches and demonstrations around Honduras.
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Longshore union leader: “We’re putting our bodies on the line.”
September 26, 2011Hundreds of port workers have voluntarily stood in front of trains carrying grain to an outlaw company in Longview, Washington. Their struggle has made news across the nation and around the world.
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