Labor
Immigration reform advocates speak out at AFL-CIO headquarters
August 5, 2013People all over the U.S. must pressure the GOP-run U.S. House to approve comprehensive immigration reform.
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Today in labor history: first general strike in Canada held
August 2, 2013The first general strike in Canadian history was held in Vancouver on this day in 1918, organized as a 1-day political protest against the killing of draft evader and labor activist Albert "Ginger" Goodwin.
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Today in labor history: The murder of Frank Little
August 1, 2013August 1, 1917: After organizing a strike against the Anaconda Copper Company, Frank Little was dragged by six masked men from his Butte, Mont., hotel room and hung from a railroad trestle.
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Union leaders and allies arrested at Capitol immigration protest
August 1, 2013More than 40 immigrant rights, labor, faith, and other leaders were arrested today on Capitol Hill protesting against unjust immigration policies.
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Union volunteers dig up a Minnesota graveyard
August 1, 2013A mile or so beyond the pavement down a gravel road, the historic Kriedler Cemetery lay nestled in between farm fields and showed the wear of time.
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