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Labor big outs himself
June 29, 2009Original source:Stuart Appelbaum, president of the New York City-based Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), in an exclusive interview, told Gay City News that his decision in May to openly affirm his gay identity within...
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Union to picket petrol station over porn
June 29, 2009A branch of the Syndicalist trade union has threatened strike action at a petrol station in northern Sweden if managers refuses to remove pornographic material from the shelves. The union's Umeå branch plans to picket the...
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Turkey’s sex workers seek to establish a union
June 29, 2009Reposted from http://www.hurriyet.com.tr Turkey's sex workers seek to establish a union ISTANBUL – Activists and sex workers in Turkey are working on a project to establish Turkey’s first sex workers union. They are hopeful about finding...
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Health reform? Women say it’s about work, wages
June 29, 2009Original source: (WOMENSENEWS)--As the battle to reform U.S. health care heats up, Cindy Pearson is staying focused. 'This push is our No. 1 priority now,' says Pearson, executive director of the Washington-based National Women's Health Network....
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Attorney General seeks review of cocaine sentencing laws
June 29, 2009Original source: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told lawmakers that it was time to close the gap in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine crimes, a disparity in sentencing that has had a large impact...
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