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Twin Cities Walmart workers launch organizing drive
June 11, 2009ST. PAUL - Hodan Hassan would like to have health insurance for herself and her family. Leontez Slaughter worries about safety on the job. Denise Spittler is tired of being told she can quit if she...
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Massacre in Peru cements impasse
June 11, 2009Conflict over land in the Amazonian regions of Peru left 23 police officers and at least 30 indigenous protesters dead on June 5, a day of shoot-outs, plundering and incendiary attacks in Bagua Province. One hundred...
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Employee Free Choice backer wins Tony
June 11, 2009Original source: Congratulations to the performers, all members of Actors’ Equity, who won Tony Awards this past weekend. And a special salute to Gregory Jbara, who picked up a Tony Award for his role as “Dad”...
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Public health care option seems only choice for rural Missouri
June 11, 2009WEST PLAINS, Mo. -- Janet Redford, a middle-aged, soft spoken redhead, sits across the table with tears in her eyes. After 37 years as a nurse, she's now on disability. Arthritis, inflammation, bone spurs, and other...
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Lockdown: Providence readies for U.S. Conference of Mayors
June 11, 2009It’s mayor vs. firefighters in long-running battle PROVIDENCE, R.I. (rifuture.org) — In response to planned pickets by local fire fighters and other union/community activists, Providence Mayor David Cicilline has issued a sweeping order aimed at containing...
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