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Senate to OK McFerran to NLRB seat
December 5, 2014The Senate planned to vote on Dec. 8 on President Obama's nomination of Lauren McFerran to a National Labor Relations Board seat.
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Jobless rate unchanged in Nov., businesses say they created 321K jobs
December 5, 2014The number of unemployed actually rose by 115,000 in November, to 9.11 million, BLS said. But an equal number of workers found jobs, so the rate stayed unchanged.
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Don’t Shoot Coalition condemns police targeting of movement leaders
December 5, 2014The Don't Shoot Coalition condemned what it says is the retaliatory arrest of Rasheen Aldridge, a youth leader and member of the Ferguson Commission.
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Blue-Green Alliance calls for planet-wide move to clean energy
December 5, 2014"We must act now to address global climate change and promote the creation and maintenance of good jobs in the clean energy economy."
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California low wage workers on the move
December 5, 2014Some 200 workers, labor and community supporters gathered in the heart of the largely Latino Fruitvale neighborhood Dec. 4.
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