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Federal judge temporarily halts Alabama anti-immigrant law
September 7, 2011A federal judge temporarily halted Alabama's anti-immigrant law - a measure so harsh that it makes Arizona's notorious law and its prejudice against Hispanics look mild by comparison.
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Hotel workers animate San Francisco’s Labor Day
September 7, 2011Hundreds of hotel workers and their supporters thronged through the heart of downtown Sept. 5, marking Labor Day with a lively, noisy march.
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For Latinos, recession takes its toll
September 7, 2011As millions nationwide remain unemployed and struggle to stay afloat in the most punishing recession since the Great Depression, civil rights and labor leaders note Latinos and communities of color continue to suffer the most in...
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Ohio Labor Day fests defy “economic royalists”
September 7, 2011Boosting the fight against Republican attacks on union and voting rights, tens of thousands rallied at Labor Day picnics, festivals and marches in cities throughout Ohio.
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Port workers spend Labor Day on picket line
September 7, 2011LONGVIEW, Wash. - Embattled dockworkers marched on their picket lines, Labor Day weekend, standing tall against EGT, the international grain consortium that seeks to break the union at their huge new grain terminal in the Port...
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