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Support urged for trade unionist on hunger strike in Iran
December 28, 2012A trade unionist imprisoned by the Iranian authorities is now into his second week of hunger strike to protest against mistreatment by prison officials.
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East and Gulf Coast dockworkers postpone strike
December 28, 2012The strike by dock workers could have frozen business at every port from Boston to Houston.
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Today in Labor History: Miners’ union formed
December 28, 2012It was the first attempt to found a national miner's union.
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NLRB overturns union-busting policy
December 28, 2012In a landmark decision the National Labor Relations Board threw out a 50-year precedent and took away a powerful weapon employers have had.
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GOP vacations as nation teeters on the brink of “cliff”
December 27, 2012President Obama flew back into the nation's capital today reportedly with a new offer to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff on Jan. 1.
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