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A tribute to Capt. Hugh Mulzac
February 1, 2010Captain Hugh Mulzac was an important person in the early U.S. civil rights struggles and was the first African American to obtain a Master's License. This was the rank of Captain which qualified him to skipper...
Read moreEnding ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is the right thing to do
January 29, 2010Gay rights activists welcome President Barack Obama's recent remarks calling for an end to the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Obama made the appeal at the end of his first State of the Union...
Read moreReds put jobs fight at top of to-do list
January 29, 2010The fight for jobs, and for the unemployed, is central to any economic recovery and to any forward motion for a people's agenda.
Read moreLabor’s big election loss
January 29, 2010The Senate Democrats loss of a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority seems almost certain to doom attempts to revive the barely functioning National Labor Relations Board, the country¹s chief labor law administrator and enforcer.
Read moreFoxwoods Casino workers vote on first union contract
January 29, 2010After three years of organizing with the United Auto Workers (UAW), 2,500 casino workers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand complex will vote on their first union contract.
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