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Will Republicans let “Made in Missouri” happen?
September 23, 2011Missouri's Republican-dominated Senate did something unexpected recently during the legislative special session.
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Dock, maritime workers making significant unity moves
September 23, 2011In the latest effort to strengthen labor's hand in the global economy, West Coast dockworkers this month welcomed pilots at the Panama Canal into their union. And longshore unions on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts are...
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Washington state unions see arrests on docks as part of pattern
September 23, 2011The arrests union officers and the wives and mothers of 10 longshoremen are seen by union members here as part of a major assault underway against this state's labor movement.
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Report: U.S. Border Patrol practices “A Culture of Cruelty”
September 22, 2011The U.S. Border Patrol and its agents are consistently mistreating, abusing and violating the human rights of immigrant detainees in its custody.
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Thoughts from China: Socialism, a work in progress
September 22, 2011The government in Beijing plans to raise the minimum wage by 15 percent every year for the next five years.
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