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Venezuelan women win action against sexist portrayals

September 15, 2011 By Jordan Farrar

Venezuela has received a lot of criticism for the way it deals with media in the past, and these most recent actions promise to incite more criticism.

Hyatt workers end weeklong strike with protest at ‘heat lamp hotel’

September 15, 2011 By John Wojcik

Hundreds of striking workers concluded their strike yesterday with a picket and protest at the Park Hyatt, which won notoriety when management there turned heat lamps on striking workers in July.

Sharp rise in foreclosure notices

September 15, 2011 By Joe Sims

Home foreclosures grew sharply in August, a marked 33 percent increase after slowing to a trickle over the last year, making it the sharpest rise in four years.

Air Canada flight attendant vote to strike

September 15, 2011 By Cory Collins

Flight attendants at Canada's largest airline overwhelmingly endorsed strike action on Sept 13 with results of the 10-day vote showing 5,175 ballots favoring a walkout.

GOP opens offensive against almost all regulations

September 15, 2011 By John Wojcik

Republican lawmakers in Congress have opened an unprecedented offensive against almost every type of government regulation.