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Mine Wars: ‘Matewan Massacre’ a century ago embodied miners’ struggles
May 19, 2020100 years ago, a pitched battle between miners and company security in the town of Matewan, W.V., left 10 people dead.
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AFL-CIO sues Trump’s OSHA to force firms to protect workers from virus
May 19, 2020“It’s truly a sad day in America when working people must sue the organization tasked with protecting our health and safety,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
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Virus or no virus, Service Employees and allies to mobilize 3 million voters
May 19, 2020The "Win Justice" coalition rolls out a $30 million campaign to register and mobilize three million new voters—women, people of color, and union members—for the fall election.
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Trump deportation frenzy threatens the lives of thousands
May 19, 2020Along with all the workers being ejected from the U.S., the Trump administration is also deporting cases of COVID-19 into other countries.
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Denis Goldberg, comrade of Nelson Mandela and enemy of apartheid everywhere, dies
May 18, 2020Integrity and defense of the truth, whatever the personal cost, was a choice Denis Goldberg made from a tender age and stuck to throughout his life.
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