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Shipyard workers see chance to save their jobs
July 14, 2011Workers, unions, community groups, small businesses and others in the fight to save 5,000 jobs at the Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans are feeling better now about the possibility of a victory.
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Book Review: Fascism, war and struggle through one person’s eyes
July 13, 2011"In 1945, Germany and Japan surrendered and World War II ended ... Our stories must be heard and remembered."
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Italy: Barbarians at the gates
July 13, 2011There are signs that the Italian economy is running off the rails, but the signs are subtle. Lots of locked houses and long grass, for instance.
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Trumka, others push jobs ideas while GOP plays chicken
July 13, 2011AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and other panelists convened by the labor federation offered ideas on July 11 on how to get the U.S. out of its persistent jobs crisis.
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Labor, democracy and the debt ceiling
July 13, 2011Discussing the negotiations on the debt ceiling got me thinking about some early experiences in the labor movement.
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