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Hundreds in NYC demand better wages, conditions for low-wage workers
December 7, 2012Several thousand marched from 34 Street and Broadway to Times Square to rally for living wages here and around the country.
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Today in labor history: Steam boiler operators unionize
December 7, 2012Canadian workers joined the union a year after it was formed, at which point it came to be called the International Union of Steam Engineers.
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Unions push back, manager pay raise scrapped
December 7, 2012In response to the city's council action raising the city manager's pay, the city's unions have pushed back, killing that increase at least for now.
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People’s World media forum talks immigrant rights
December 6, 2012"If we are going to advance the rights of all workers we must not let immigration be a wedge to pit worker against worker."
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Oscar Niemeyer, visionary architect and Communist, dies at 104
December 6, 2012A Communist who experienced persecution, exile, and the shifting fortunes of our movement, his dedication to the struggle for a better world inspired generations of activists.
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