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Today in Labor History: Tenant farmers sit down in highway
January 9, 2013On this day in 1939, the Southern Tenant Farmers Union led 1,700 farm families in the Missouri Highway Sit-down.
Read moreTrumka: “Stand up to the bullies in Congress!”
January 9, 2013AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka warns that "the right-wing bullies in Congress are plotting to take their next hostage."
Read moreRepublicans take the “Walk of Shame” in Michigan
January 9, 2013Before they were sworn in this morning, legislators got an earful as they approached the Capitol.
Read moreWhat the right wing has in mind for the states
January 9, 2013While government in Washington, D.C., remains divided and marked by long-term gridlock, governments in the states are much less divided.
Read moreMichigan mayor spearheads push vs. “right to work”
January 9, 2013Michigan's new Right to Work law has angered many in Michigan, including Warren Mayor Jim Fouts.
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