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AFL-CIO: Unions decline tied to attacks on democracy
February 27, 2013Reports showing union membership at an all-time low are of enormous concern at a gathering of the nation's labor leaders. Members of the AFL-CIO executive council see it tied to attacks on democratic rights.
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Today in black history: 15th amendment adopted
February 27, 2013On this day in 1869 the 15th amendment to the Constitution ,which concerns voting rights, was passed. The amendment made it against the law to deny a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's...
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Three coal plant shutdowns a victory for health and climate
February 26, 2013Energy giant AEP announced it would be shutting down three coal-fired power plants in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky after growing pressure and opposition by environmentalists.
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Taking China’s bullet train with slow clock
February 26, 2013Last year, after participating in a Beijing conference on the crisis of capitalism and the future of world socialism, I took the bullet train to Nanjing, 620 miles away.
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AFL-CIO to squeeze Senate Dems on NLRB
February 26, 2013"We have decided," said Larry Cohen, president of CWA, "that in today's America it is unacceptable that we cannot fill the position on a labor board designed to protect the rights of American workers."
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