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Teamsters win union contract for West Coast port drivers
January 17, 2013The Teamsters, after a long organizing campaign and extended bargaining, have won and ratified a first contract for a notable group of West Coast workers.
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Teachers praise president’s gun control agenda
January 17, 2013Leaders of the nation's two teachers unions praised President Obama and lawmakers who have unveiled comprehensive gun control proposals.
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Australian fires threaten observatory, uncover drug labs
January 16, 2013The fires were fueled by a record-breaking, scorching heat wave - caused and worsened by climate change.
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Today in labor history: Palmer Raids victims win basic right
January 16, 2013Today in labor history, Jan. 16, 1920, thousands of immigrants, arrested during the vicious Palmer Raids, won a basic constitutional right: legal representation.
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Obama goes head-to-head with gun lobby
January 16, 2013President Obama called on the American public to demand measures to curb gun violence.
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