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University workers call off strike

September 30, 2013 By Steve McAllister

In a startling last-minute reversal yesterday, workers at several Oregon universities called off a strike set to begin on Monday.

AFL-CIO in motion after history-making convention

September 30, 2013 By Juan Lopez

Unionists and their allies are wasting no time carrying out the decisions of what was a trail-blazing convention.

Nation braces for government shutdown

September 27, 2013 By John Wojcik

At least 800,000 of the nation's 2.1 million federal workers will be required to stay home Tuesday if the government shuts down as a result of Republican grandstanding.

Sudanese rise up against massive price hikes, repression

September 27, 2013 By Emile Schepers

Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and neighboring Omdurman, as well as Port Sudan and other parts of the country, are being rocked by mass protests and government repression, with the loss of at least 70 lives so far...

West Hollywood becomes first U.S. city to ban sale of fur

September 27, 2013 By Blake Skylar

For the first time in this country's history, the Californian city of West Hollywood has banned the sale of fur, in keeping with its tradition of upholding the values of animals and their wellbeing.