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Obama’s acting labor secretary calls for minimum wage hike
June 27, 2013Saying that it would help lift up workers and families, Acting Labor Secretary Seth Harris reiterated the Obama administration's support for raising the minimum wage.
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The Dream lives on, but we must fight for it
June 27, 2013In a five-to-four decision the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the formula in Section 4 of the 1965 Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional.
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Sanders, citing her anti-worker stand, is sole senator vs. Pritzker
June 27, 2013Hyatt fired housekeepers, replacing them with out-of-state minimum-wage temps. Unite Here has called a boycott of Hyatt.
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Syria and the monarchs: a perfect storm
June 27, 2013The Obama administration's decision to directly supply weapons to the Syrian opposition may end up torpedoing the possibility of a political settlement.
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Supreme Court to rule on legality of NLRB
June 27, 2013The Supreme Court will try to sort out the political war over the legality of "recess appointments" to the National Labor Relations Board.
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