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Under scorching sun, rally protests migrant deaths
September 7, 2007TUCSON, Ariz. — A coalition of local immigrant rights, labor and community organizations rallied at the federal building here Aug. 28 to mark the National Day of Action to Stop Anti-Immigrant Repression and Migrant Deaths at...
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Save my home from real estate greed
September 7, 2007LOS ANGELES — Like the Southern California weather, the movement for affordable housing is heating up. At a press conference in the Olympic Park neighborhood here, housing activists gathered with tenants outside of the residence of...
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2007 Labor Day roundup: A sampling of Labor Day events from around the country.
September 7, 2007Houston: Union members lined up their RVs and smokers and cooked up huge quantities of barbecue at the Harris County AFL-CIO’s Labor Day barbecue cook-off, a three-day bonanza of food and fun at the Pasadena Convention...
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Detroits Labor Day challenges anti-union drive
September 7, 2007DETROIT — Among the many Labor Day parades and picnics across the country last week, this city’s parade had a special edge. While the morning editions of the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News carried editorials...
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New Orleans residents march on Superdome
September 7, 2007NEW ORLEANS — A five-day observance of the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina concluded Sept. 1 with protesters marching on the Superdome to demand delivery of promised funds to rebuild homes, hospitals, schools and the city’s...
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