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Ohio city OKs raise for manager, city workers get shafted
November 29, 2012The City Council passed a resolution calling on the state to take action against public workers' contracts "so local governments can control their own finances."
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Urgent action needed to combat European climate change
November 29, 2012Extreme weather has resulted in more destruction from floods, droughts, and heat waves, and these trends will increase with greater occurrences expected in the future.
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Unionists flood Capitol, demand jobs not cuts
November 29, 2012The fly-in preceded dozens of rallies and events planned nationwide around the same theme, starting Dec. 1, according to an AFL-CIO website.
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Domestic workers, invisible no more
November 29, 2012Until recently, the situation of domestic workers - nannies, caregivers, housecleaners, etc. - has largely stayed below the radar.
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Today in Labor History: Medical interns win right to unionize
November 29, 2012On this date in 1999, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that medical interns could unionize and negotiate.
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