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Labor hits union busting by immigration agency
October 29, 2009An important report by the AFL-CIO, American Rights at Work and the National Employment Law Project paints a shocking picture of how, under the Bush administration, ICE, (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) ran roughshod over the rights...
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New Yorkers protest education cuts
October 29, 2009Teachers, students and others are horrified at the prospect of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of mid-year budget cuts to public education - and they're fighting back.
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If you’re sick, come in anyway!
October 28, 2009In reaction to the swine flu epidemic, unions are pushing for guaranteed sick days.
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U.S. official quits Afghanistan job over war
October 28, 2009Vice President Joe Biden's foreign policy adviser will meet this week with a respected U.S. Foreign Service officer who quit his job in Afghanistan because he lost faith in the purpose of the war.
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Congress Hotel strikers set record
October 28, 2009CHICAGO – “This is an embarrassing day for the city of Chicago,” declared Guadalupe Perez a striking Congress Hotel worker at an Oct. 26 action honoring the strike.
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