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Rolling one-day strike closes Washington state schools
May 19, 2015Thousands of union school workers in 60 districts across Washington are staging a "rolling one-day walkout" to protest the Republican-controlled State Senate's refusal to fully fund public schools.
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Memorial Day massacre commemoration inspires Midwest steelworkers
May 18, 2015Steelworkers and the community gathered to remember the lives lost and lessons learned in the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre.
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Election renews hope for Cyprus reunification
May 18, 2015The election was for the presidency of the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus," an entity held to be illegal by the U.N.
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Anti-union groups target California teachers
May 18, 2015Pro-corporate education anti-union groups have taken aim at California teachers unions with two separate lawsuits.
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Congress members call on Obama to rescind Venezuela sanctions
May 18, 2015Sixteen Democratic members have called on Obama to withdraw sanctions on seven Venezuelan government officials.
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