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GOP forces Michigan to weaken job safety laws
February 8, 2013Passage of a right-to-work law was the big Cahuna for Republican lawmakers, but they were also busy changing, and perhaps lowering, safety standards for Michigan workers.
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Unions celebrate 20th anniversary of family leave
February 8, 2013Unionists and women's leaders celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act by lauding the law and campaigning for the next step.
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Pelosi vows to curb corporate cash if Dems retake House
February 8, 2013The veteran lawmaker said she wants to overturn the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision that produced a tsunami of corporate campaign cash.
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San Jose Latino leaders say “¡Sí se puede!” to immigration reform
February 8, 2013Latino community leaders packed a meeting room at Sacred Heart Community Services to map out a campaign for worker-friendly immigration reform.
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Today in labor history: State militia backs workers
February 7, 2013Gold miners in Cripple Creek, Colorado, began a five-month strike in 1894, news of which travelled rapidly from one end of the country to the other,
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