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Labor rolls out its plan to defeat GOP in November
July 31, 2014"You know what our problem is," said the federation's political action director, Lee Saunders, "It's turnout. We have prioritized the election races and we have to get our people out."
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Remembering Eric Garner, African American father of six
July 31, 2014Those who knew Garner personally explained that the contact with police was in response to a fight that broke out where Garner intervened as the peacemaker.
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Fast food workers plan civil disobedience as employers “freak out” over NLRB ruling
July 31, 2014The "$15 and a union" campaign won an NLRB decision that could dramatically change the organizing landscape in favor of fast food workers.
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Labor leaders say from now on union organizing will be different
July 31, 2014America's union leaders and the workers they represent are not going to take it anymore; they are determined to fight the attacks on labor.
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Voter suppression: NAACP strategizes to turn out vote in 2014
July 30, 2014As the 2014 midterm elections quickly approach, the battle against voter suppression is still being waged.
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