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Domestic Workers United, Occupy Wall Street oppose Keystone XL pipeline
November 17, 2011Domestic Workers United, which the AFL-CIO recently honored, and Occupy Wall Street, the anti-greed grass-roots movement labor backs, decided to oppose construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Texas.
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Commissioner Stern: NBA headed toward “nuclear winter”
November 17, 2011The players say they made several economic concessions and had no choice but to disband the union and seek legal redress.
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Vice president, labor secretary cheer Ohio voters for SB5 defeat
November 17, 2011"You put out a different kind of fire," Solis said, referring to the key role firefighters played in the campaign.
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Environmentalists claim victory in Tar Sands fight
November 17, 2011Obama acknowledged that the opposition to the pipeline had played a role in his decision.
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White House holds first policy conference on African Americans
November 16, 2011A recent White House conference on African American policy trumpeted the Obama administration's achievement in promoting programs beneficial to the black community.
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