Labor
Altoona rally backs locked-out utility workers
February 5, 2014The show of support heartened the members of Utility Workers Local 102, who have manned a constant picket line.
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Unions jump into the controversy over Keystone pipeline
February 5, 2014Environmental activists, among them many union members, are escalating their protests against approval of the pipeline.
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Today in black history: Medgar Evers’ killer convicted
February 5, 2014White supremacist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in the murder of African-American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, over 30 years after the crime occurred.
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UAW’s King: “Activism is needed to overcome obstructionists”
February 4, 2014In a message to 1,000-plus activists at UAW's political action conference in D.C., the union leader said activism is even more necessary because 2014 is an election year, when foes of workers will go all out...
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Today in black history: First black quarterback inducted into NFL Hall of Fame
February 4, 2014He won five Grey Cups, and is notable for helping to erase the prejudice within the world of sports that black quarterbacks could not succeed in professional football.
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