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Connecticut nursing home battle may go to Supreme Court
February 7, 2013The conflict between almost 700 workers at five Connecticut nursing homes and their chain employer may be headed for the Supreme Court.
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Right-to-work (for less) laws speed to Michigan high court
February 7, 2013Michigan's two controversial right-to-work laws are headed on a fast track to the state's Supreme Court.
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Top Latino labor leader talks immigration law with Obama
February 7, 2013Service Employees Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina told President Obama of SEIU's all-out commitment to immigration reform.
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Five million farmers sue Monsanto for “taxing production”
February 6, 2013Farmworkers say Monsanto makes an exorbitant profit each year on royalties from "renewal" seed harvests.
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Europe may ban bee-killing pesticides
February 6, 2013Under proposals now before the European Union, three pesticides that harm bees and have contributed to their overall decline may be banned soon on that continent.
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