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Union wins recognition vote among federal park workers
February 24, 2014By a 91-9 percent margin the Treasury Employees won union recognition among 1,300 National Park Service workers in the Washington, D.C., area.
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Unions fight airline plan to enter U.S. on the cheap
February 24, 2014Just call it airborne theft of flight attendants' and pilots' jobs and pay.
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Report shows strong public support for Endangered Species Act
February 21, 2014The report was based on a poll which found that two out of three U.S. citizens want the Endangered Species Act either strengthened or simply left alone, but not circumvented or weakened.
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From wealth gap to voting rights, labor takes a stand
February 21, 2014From opposing "fast-track" trade treaty bargaining authority to restoring and expanding voting rights, the AFL-CIO Executive Council committed the labor movement to specific stands on a select group of high-profile issues.
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Today in black history: Malcolm X assassinated
February 21, 2014Malcolm became an influential figure to many African-Americans and supporters of civil rights and equality, and continues to be so today.
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