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Today in labor history: Martin Luther King Jr. awarded Nobel Peace Prize
October 14, 2014On Oct. 14, 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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People’s World wins three labor media awards
October 14, 2014"Our newsroom/editorial office erupted with cheers; it felt like winning a Pulitzer, but without the champagne."
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On climate train, green architect talks blueprints for future
October 14, 2014It's not just about reforming building regulations and materials, or outfitting buildings with snappy new energy-efficient technology, we also need to get everybody on board.
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Leader of 50-million member labor federation blasts Nissan in Mississippi
October 14, 2014"We are not going away until these Nissan workers win the right to a union, as the 150,000 unionized Nissan workers elsewhere."
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Trumka backs measure to limit crimes classified as felonies
October 14, 2014He stressed that mass incarceration of people of color is not a result of a higher crime rate, but of laws that criminalize a whole class of people.
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