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UAW’s Bob King: We’re in a war for democracy
June 5, 2014Retiring UAW President Bob King proclaimed a truism long understood by labor activists - "The amount of power you have determines the amount of justice you get."
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UFCW on a roll in southern California
June 5, 2014Unionists ratified a new contract with the area's big food chains, and Local 770 passed the 100-store organizing mark at CVS, adding 2,000 members.
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Today in history: Stockholm meet launches global environmental movement
June 5, 2014World Environment Day, launched by the conference, has been celebrated on June 5 each year since 1973.
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European Parliament elections reflect loss of confidence in European Union
June 5, 2014During the week ending on May 25, voters in the 28 countries of the European Union voted for members of the 766-member European Parliament.
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Today in labor history: Mass. first state to pass minimum wage
June 4, 2014"The industry employing her is in receipt of the working energy of a human being at less than its cost, and to that extent is parasitic."
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