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Workers hit with radioactive water as Fukushima disaster continues
October 11, 2013As fresh horrors in the global Fukushima disaster continue to unfold, nuclear plant workers are the latest victims.
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“Hasta Siempre, Comandante”: On the anniversary of the murder of Che
October 11, 2013On October 9, 1967, hirelings in the employ of Bolivian dictator Rene Barrientos, supported and instigated by the United States government via C.I.A. operative Felix Rodriguez, carried out the cold blooded murder of comandante Ernesto "Che"...
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Today in labor history: Miners’ National Association forms
October 11, 2013It sought to unite all miners as workers in a single industrial union, regardless of skill level or ethnicity.
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Cuba: U.S. cows firms on embargo, harms economy
October 11, 2013For more than half a century the U.S. has severely impeded Cuba's economy, costing the island nation $1,157,327,000, and millions to the U.S. economy, according to a United Nations resolution on the trade embargo.
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Miners reach retiree settlement with Patriot Coal
October 11, 2013TRIANGLE, Va.- The United Mine Workers of America has reached a global settlement with Peabody Energy and Patriot Coal that will provide funding of more than $400 million to cover future health care benefits for retirees...
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