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Portuguese protest austerity
March 4, 2013Hundreds of thousands of workers, students, pensioners, and others marched against the right-wing government of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho and his enablers.
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Fall of “la Maestra” not good news for Mexican workers
March 4, 2013Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo announced the arrest of the head of the country's most powerful teachers' union and two colleagues.
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Acting labor secretary links wage hikes to unions
March 4, 2013U.S. workers' wages rise when U.S. unions thrive, the temporary top man at the U.S. Labor Department, acting Secretary Seth Harris, says.
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Today in women’s history: Frances Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor
March 4, 2013The appointment on March 4, 1933, made Perkins the first female cabinet member in U.S. history. She helped bring about the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Social Security Act
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Feds again targeting outspoken Latinos
March 4, 2013Josemaria Islas made a mistake last July - he went outside to eat his lunch.
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