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Today in labor history: Luddites rebel against substandard work conditions
June 28, 2012Today in labor history, the Luddites (19th century textile workers) attacked the Heathcoat and Boden's Mill, responding to substandard workplace conditions.
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Third oil spill in a month hits Canada
June 27, 2012On June 19, 1,450 barrels of crude oil spilled from a pumping station on a pipeline operated by the Enbridge company.
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Postal workers on hunger strike take aim at newspaper
June 27, 2012After three days of starving themselves to "save a starving postal service" 10 hunger strikers today took aim at the Washington Post.
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Title IX women’s equality law marks 40th anniversary
June 27, 2012The measure, an amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, prohibited gender inequality in federally funded education programs and institutions.
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Independent union of Merck workers joins OPEIU
June 27, 2012Affiliation with OPEIU will give more strength in representing members as part of the 108,000-member OPEIU and the support of the 13 million members of the AFL-CIO and organized labor
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