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“Enough is enough”: Missouri residents demand energy giant pay taxes
May 2, 2012The rally was planned to coincide with Peabody Energy's corporate shareholders' meeting, which was being held at the Peabody Opera House.
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Thousands march peacefully in Chicago on May Day
May 2, 2012The rallies and march were testimony once again to the apparent success labor, immigrant rights and others have had in recent years re-claiming May Day.
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Venezuela’s new labor law “first in transition to socialism”
May 2, 2012The legislation reduces the work week to 40 hours and seeks to abolish private sub-contracted labor in the country.
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Unions launch global inquiry into attacks on workers’ rights
May 2, 2012New evidence shows how workers' rights have been eroded by governments between 2008 and 2012 under the guise of the economic crisis.
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Baghdad’s May Day march draws thousands
May 2, 2012Thousands marched, waving red flags and raising banners with workers' and trade unionist demands.
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