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Immigrant and labor rights bills become law in California
October 11, 2011Among bills signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown recently were a measure to let undocumented college students apply for publicly funded scholarships and another to strengthen labor protections for farm workers.
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U.S. Senate apologizes for Chinese Exclusion Act
October 11, 2011It's been 129 years since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed, but the Oct. 6 Senate resolution apologizing for it was welcomed nonetheless.
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Occupy Wall Street protests spread to hundreds of cities
October 11, 2011Occupy Wall protesters in New York are a major part of a "Millionaires March" today. Oct. 11, bringing demonstrators to the homes of five of the richest people in the world.
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Jim Baldridge retirement bash set for Nov. 5
October 11, 2011Longtime People's World supporter Jim Baldridge is retiring and wants to use the occasion to help this website, his favorite online daily newspaper!
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Over 800 youth converge in Minneapolis for AFL-CIO Next Up Summit
October 11, 2011This year's AFL-CIO Next Up Summit Sept. 29 - Oct. had a very different flavor. Unlike the 2010 summit, this conference was lead and organized by young union members from across the country.
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