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Thousands to lobby North Carolina lawmakers Tuesday to repeal rightwing laws
May 23, 2014The Forward Together Moral Movement from across North Carolina will demand that state legislators rescind laws they say are hurting the state's most vulnerable.
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Outrage of day: Republicans vote to end door-to-door mail delivery
May 22, 2014"I think it's a lousy idea."
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Today in labor history: Steel Workers Organizing Committee dissolved
May 22, 2014On this day in 1942, the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) was disbanded and replaced by the United Steel Workers of America (USWA).
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Drug companies charged with deceiving public on prescription painkillers
May 22, 2014Companies obscured addictive effects of OxyContin, Percocet and other dangerous opioid painkillers, according to complaint filed on behalf of the People of the State of California.
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AFGE: Veterans Affairs Dept. problems include retaliating vs. whistleblowers
May 22, 2014"When they have sounded the alarm our members faced retaliation and intimidation. No one should have to choose between keeping their job and speaking out about threats to patient care."
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