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Governor and Senate races top labor’s political agenda
August 27, 2014As the 2014 campaign passes Labor Day, anti-worker and anti-union governors, all right-wing and all elected in the 2010 GOP sweep - are top targets this fall.
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Thousands protest police violence in Staten Island
August 27, 2014The marchers, from all five New York City boroughs, called for reforms in the process of disciplining police officers who use unlawful force, and in police officer training.
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Detroit water crisis shows the reality of our current social system
August 27, 2014Imagine coming home from work or school and not having access to water for cooking dinner, or not being able to take a shower after a hard day's work.
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Today in labor history: The murder of Fannie Sellins
August 26, 2014William Z. Foster, leader of the great steel strike of 1919, called Sellins one of the best of a whole corps of organizers, with an exceptional belief in the workers.
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Protestors stand their ground against racism and ignorance
August 26, 2014The pro-Darren Wilson folks were screaming rage-soaked insults, but the protestors stoically chanted back in unison.
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