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South African unionists in Mississippi fighting for Nissan workers
October 18, 2013JACKSON, Miss - In a stunning reversal of what many would think is the way things work, a support group from "third world" South Africa is in Mississippi this week helping Americans secure one of their...
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San Francisco transit workers out on strike
October 18, 2013SAN FRANCISCO - Management refusal to negotiate on its own work rule demands - demands the unions say could impact worker safety - forced workers for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART) to...
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Undocumented activists block another deportation bus
October 18, 2013Yesterday, a bus filled with dozens of immigrants en route to deportation ran into an unexpected roadblock: a group of undocumented activists and allies.
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Shutdown cost: $24 billion and counting
October 18, 2013The government shutdown may be officially over but its estimated cost of $24 billion to the American taxpayers will continue to rise every day for a long time to come.
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Ohio town rallies around hungry, disabled woman charged with penny theft
October 18, 2013BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio - Residents here rallied around Deirdre Romine, who was charged with theft after she was found with $2.87 in wet pennies in her pocket, scavenged to buy some food.
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