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Fight against Walmart stepped up

February 4, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

In rallies nationwide, union members told communities of the retailer's record and urged opposition to Walmart - even if itscaled back from its usual "superstores."

With rise of Egypt, Glenn Beck’s popularity falls

February 4, 2011 By Joe Sims

In response to the Egyptian uprising, Glenn Beck is getting crazier and more extreme than ever with predictions of a worldwide conflagration and implosion.

Neighborhood Grocery Initiative takes on non-union megastores

February 4, 2011 By Tatyana Torregian And Marilyn Bechtel

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 in northern California says the year 2011 poses unprecedented challenges for its members working in the grocery industry.

Indian workers on Gulf Coast fight modern day slavery

February 3, 2011 By John Wojcik

Hundreds of workers from India who were forced into modern day slavery at Gulf Coast shipyards for more than a year after Hurricane Katrina are demanding that federal courts certify their lawsuit as a class action...

Republicans set to kill mortgage assistance programs

February 3, 2011 By Joe Sims

Republican members of Congress have set their sight on gutting assistance to troubled homeowners at risk of foreclosure.