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Trumka: America’s economic lead is not a given
May 11, 2012Below are excerpts of a speech by Richard Trumka to the Center for National Policy, a think tank that in concentrated on national security issues.
Read moreAtlanta family, battling foreclosure, evicted at gunpoint
May 11, 2012A Georgia family of four generations was evicted at gunpoint by more than a dozen DeKalb County sheriff's officers in the middle of the night.
Read moreGood jobs, green jobs – the only way forward
May 11, 2012"It's not a choice between good jobs and the environment; we can and must have both," declared Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers president.
Read moreLesbian woman seeking marriage license arrested in North Carolina
May 11, 2012In attempt to get a marriage license in North Carolina, Mary Jamis, a lesbian, was arrested, along with a friend, in Winston-Salem.
Read moreLabor’s International Hall of Fame to induct 9/11 union victims
May 11, 2012The 636 unionists who died in the infamous al-Qaeda attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will be inducted as a group into Labor's International Hall of Fame.
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