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Court gives unions go-ahead at largest U.S. airline
July 14, 2010(PAI) - A federal court ruling has given the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and the Machinists the "go" signal to organize approximately 50,000 workers at the "new Delta."
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Union teachers fired up to fight for public schools
July 14, 2010SEATTLE - Delegates to the 81st convention of the American Federation of Teachers here blasted arbitrary public school closings , privatization and union-busting in the guise of "education reform."
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NAACP panel: Black community needs green future
July 14, 2010KANSAS CITY, Mo. - At the NAACP's 101st Annual Convention here, political and community leaders from across the country discussed the impact green jobs could have on communities of color.
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Construction workers continue strike in Chicago
July 12, 2010Some 15,000 construction workers in Chicagoland have been on strike for weeks over wages and health care benefits.
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Trumka tells AFT: Stand together, march together, vote together
July 12, 2010SEATTLE - AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka urged union teachers to "stand together, work together, march together, vote together" to defeat the right-wing attacks on public education.
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