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Will Obama meetings on immigration reform bear fruit?
May 5, 2011The meetings were apparently a response to pressure on the administration to back off of its aggressive immigration enforcement efforts.
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Song and struggle: “Hold the Fort”
May 5, 2011With its pro-union and military themes and its emphasis on solidarity, the song reflected the experience of the embattled working class.
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Victory after a 5-year union push at Rite Aid
May 4, 2011Rite Aid went to work almost immediately on developing an aggressive campaign to block the union organizing drive.
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Sweeney, prominent bishop challenge Catholic Church on action for workers
May 4, 2011Retired AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, one of the Catholic Church's most prominent laymen, and a bishop are challenging their church to live up to its own ideals on workers' rights.
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The Freedom Rides turn 50
May 4, 2011Today marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Freedom Rides, which contributed mightily to breaking the back of legal segregation in the South.
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