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1,300 locked out sugar workers fight for jobs, families
August 4, 2011Workers are locked outside company gates as their union battles an employer they say is determined to slash health benefits and weaken job security.
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Obama administration sues Alabama over anti-immigrant law
August 4, 2011The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to stop Alabama's new anti-immigrant law, which officials argue conflicts with federal immigration policy.
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Class war: Luxury country club demands tax cut
August 4, 2011The Highland Park Country Club is suing to have its county tax evaluation lowered from $13.7 million to last year's level of $3.7 million.
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AFL-CIO creates SuperPAC in political revamp
August 4, 2011The labor movement is seeking to expand its influence in the political arena beyond its own membership.
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Immigrant rights leaders demand accountability, not “whitewash”
August 4, 2011Even though officers in tinted-glass SUVs surrounded the Hope of Detroit Academy elementary school, playground and adjacent church, ICE's investigation found no wrongdoing.
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