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Houston church, NAACP support striking janitors
July 31, 2012Ada Edwards, a former Houston city councilor, spoke along with the pastor at St. John's Methodist Church. When you win, we all win, she told the hundreds of workers at the rally.
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Today in labor history: Football players begin two-day strike
July 31, 2012The strike was ultimately a victory, earning a further $11 million in pensions and benefits.
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Biden draws cheers at AFT convention
July 31, 2012The vice president was introduced by Jill Biden who taught for 13 years in a public high school and continues teaching full time at Northern Virginia Community College, even as she serves as the "Second Lady."
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AFL-CIO: Walesa didn’t speak for Polish workers at Romney meeting
July 31, 2012The largest labor federation in the U.S. is warning Polish communities nationwide that Lech Walesa's meeting with Mitt Romney in Poland this week did not have the support of Polish unions or the labor movement here...
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New Haven Rising is launched
July 30, 2012The cafeteria at Career High School was overflowing with neighbors of all ages from all parts of New Haven, Black, Latino, and White greeting each other with excitement.
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