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Sixteen arrested in W.Va. after 11,000 march on Patriot Coal
April 2, 2013The actions, organized by UMWA, were in support of the union's campaign to save health care for retired miners and win better wages, benefits and working conditions for miners on the job.
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Today in labor history: Several major strikes happened
April 1, 2013Hundreds of workers seeking higher pay and a nine-hour day gathered in the street near the Draper Corp. loom-making plant.
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Germany’s finance minister: The most dangerous man in Europe?
April 1, 2013Angela is losing "patience" with irresponsible lands and leaders to the South, reluctant to bear the required share of their burdens.
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Federal lawmakers join state reps in attack on public workers
April 1, 2013Right-wing federal lawmaker are backing up state government attacks on state and local workers' pensions through a measure that, if passed, would make the pensions virtually unaffordable.
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Cyprus “blackmailed” by European Union
April 1, 2013The countries of the European south, Greece in particular, have suffered due to the world crisis of capital. The crisis has now turned on the Mediterranean nation of Cyprus with a vengeance.
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