Labor
Harkin, Senate Labor Committee chairman, to retire
January 31, 2013Senate Labor Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said on Jan. 26 that he would not seek re-election next year.
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Unions and allies to GOP: Stop holding Americans hostage!
January 30, 2013The two top Illinois labor leaders were joined by policy experts to demand closing tax loopholes for Wall Street and the richest two percent of Americans.
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Today in labor history: Gravediggers’ strike ends
January 30, 2013Nearly 1,100 burials were delayed after negotiations between the two groups broke down and workers were locked out of the association's 26 cemeteries.
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Public pressure stops Walmart land purchase
January 30, 2013Walmart lost a major battle to build a 130,000 square foot supercenter in Southfield, as the City Council voted to not rezone a land parcel the big box giant wanted.
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Union leaders endorse immigration reform framework, but devil is in the details
January 30, 2013Top union leaders joined Obama in Las Vegas to endorse an immigration reform framework that a bipartisan group of eight senators unveiled the day before.
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