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LA joins the We are the 99 percent movement
October 5, 2011On Oct 1 people in Los Angeles came together from all walks of life to join in solidarity with the Occupy Movement on Wall Street, calling on the banks to pay their fair share.
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Labor fights to recognize Native American rights
October 5, 2011The AFL-CIO is fighting to add a new constituency group for Native Americans to its roster.
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State probe of bank mortgage fraud heats up
October 5, 2011In terms of foreclosures, 8 out of 10 hardest hit cities in the nation are in California. Harris said that in 11 months of talks, more than half-million homes had entered foreclosure in the state.
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Impunity continues on Cubana Airliner anniversary
October 5, 2011Thirty-five years ago was a day of horror in the Caribbean, when two bombs exploded on a Cuban airliner, which fell into the sea off Barbados.
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Trumka: Time for mighty jobs movement is now
October 5, 2011"When is enough, enough?" asked Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO president.
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