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Virginia lawmaker uses “tar baby” slur to attack Obamacare

March 21, 2014 By Art Cook

Southside Virginia has been in the news because of a catastrophic coal ash spill into the Dan River, and now, racist comments by a legislator comparing Obamacare to tar babies.

Regulatory oversight weak in aftermath of Texas City oil plant blast

March 21, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

But OSHA is so short-staffed, say the Steel Workers who represent the workers at Texas City that an average U.S. refinery would get a PSM inspection once every 120 years.

“Truthful Tuesday”: Moral Monday movement spreads to South Carolina

March 21, 2014 By Harold Geddings III

"A goal of our Truthful Tuesday protests was to get people talking, change the dialogue, and reduce the tea party influence on Republicans. That is happening," said Brett Bursey, director of the S. C. Progressive Network.

Nationwide spring bus tours to culminate in marches on Washington

March 21, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The campaigns, for legalizing undocumented people and for raising the minimum wage, show labor's determination to get out in the streets and make unionists' voices heard.

Lawmakers unveil bill to hold employers responsible for supervisors’ sexual harassment

March 20, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

A coalition of congressional Democrats introduced legislation to hold employers responsible for their lower-level supervisors' sexual harassment of workers.