Labor
Hoffa and Brown try to put brakes on Pacific trade pact
July 2, 2012With the Obama administration moving ahead with negotiations with Pacific Rim nations, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Teamsters President James Hoffa teamed up.
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Today in history: Civil Rights Act signed
July 2, 2012On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, a historic advance for all Americans.
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Hunger strikers crusade to save Postal Service
June 29, 2012If all else fails, try shame.
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Today in labor history: Luddites rebel against substandard work conditions
June 28, 2012Today in labor history, the Luddites (19th century textile workers) attacked the Heathcoat and Boden's Mill, responding to substandard workplace conditions.
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Postal workers on hunger strike take aim at newspaper
June 27, 2012After three days of starving themselves to "save a starving postal service" 10 hunger strikers today took aim at the Washington Post.
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