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Today in labor history: 100,000 march on D.C. for ERA
July 9, 2013On July 9, 1978, over 100,000 marched on Washington D.C. in support of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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What the June unemployment figures mean for workers
July 9, 2013At the current slow rate of economic recovery, it will take until 2020 to close the gap in the labor market, says a top economist.
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Union: Lack of NLRB endangers social media free speech
July 9, 2013The lack of a functioning National Labor Relations Board within two months threatens workers' free speech rights on social media, as well as in more traditional speech, the Communications Workers say.
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What next for immigration reform legislation?
July 8, 2013What is clear is that the immigrant rights movement is facing the fight of its life.
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Keystone XL pipeline means “death” for Native Americans
July 8, 2013The KXL project, if approved, would stretch 1,179 miles to transport tar sands oil, the dirtiest in the industry, from Canada through the U.S. Northern Plains to refineries in Texas.
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