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VIDEO Artists for Workers Choice
May 15, 2009Some of your favorite film and TV actors and actresses explain why the Employee Free Choice Act is important for workers and America.
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Congress gears up for reform of crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity
May 15, 2009Original source: Congress is closer than ever to eliminating a 100-to-1 disparity in federal cocaine sentencing that affects African Americans at much higher rates than whites. In current federal drug sentencing law, someone who sells crack...
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Cheney, Rove attack Employee Free Choice. Thanks!
May 15, 2009Workers who want to pass the Employee Free Choice Act don’t just have a broad coalition of allies in support of them—they’re also very, very lucky in their enemies. Opposing the legislation has become a cottage...
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Machinists call for major changes in the airline industry
May 15, 2009WASHINGTON - International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. Wednesday called for major changes to the airline industry in testimony before a Congressional committee. Roach spoke before the Aviation Subcommittee...
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Internet victory over Time Warner
May 15, 2009Media giant Time Warner Cable was forced to back down from its recent price-gouging scheme they called 'consumption based billing' under which internet users would be billed upon the amount of bandwidth they used. Because of...
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