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France bans fracking
July 1, 2011The French parliament voted to ban fracking - a worrisome technique used to extract gas from rock deposits.
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750,000 walk off jobs in Britain
July 1, 2011Hundreds of thousands of public-sector workers the length and breadth of Britain defied slurs and threats Thursday to mount one of the biggest walkouts since the country's 1926 General Strike.
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Judge backs labor board over Boeing
July 1, 2011A federal judge threw out a motion by Boeing to dismiss an NLRB lawsuit that charged the company with illegally punishing union workers in Washington state by moving a new production line to South Carolina.
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Probe shows union-busting Michelle Rhee wrote Michigan anti-teacher law
July 1, 2011Anti-union consultant writes bill that attacks Michigan teachers.
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Chicago workers protest phony job creation
July 1, 2011About 20 activists gathered in front of the Chicago Club to confront the CEO of Motorola Solutions, Greg Brown.
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