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Chicago school boycott demands elected school board
August 29, 2013Hundreds of students, parents and community activists joined a rally and march Aug. 28 supporting a one-day Chicago school boycott to protest the destruction of public education.
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Today in labor history: National Association of Letter Carriers founded
August 29, 2013With sixty carriers attending from eighteen states, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) was founded in a meeting hall above Schaefer's saloon in Milwaukee, on August 29, 1889.
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Obama: Realizing King’s dream means jobs, decent wages for all
August 29, 2013WASHINGTON---Speaking to a cheering crowd at the Lincoln Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, President Barack Obama warned that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "dream" remains unrealized as...
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Catholic diocese settles with fired gay teacher
August 29, 2013After a hard fought four-month campaign, the Columbus, Ohio, Catholic Diocese has been forced to reach agreement with a discharged 19-year teacher, Carla Hale.
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Visit to giant’s gravesite: Vito Marcantonio
August 28, 2013Vito Marcantonio has been virtually erased from the study of the progressive movement of the 1930s and 40sand this has dealt a severe blow to the movement.
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