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Working Families Party wins big in New York
November 5, 2010NEW YORK — On Election Day, voters in this state strongly rejected the Republican tide that swept much of the country - but they went a step farther in statewide races by giving more than 100,000...
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Shop Talk: Bucking bosses and closing unsafe mines
November 5, 2010Unionization victories at Piedmont Airlines, a labor/Democratic step against climate change, a federal push to shut unsafe mines - and more.
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Obama aide sees unionization as fix for economy
November 5, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI) - Legislation like the Employee Free Choice Act, which promotes collective bargaining, would help pull the U.S. out of its economic hole, a top White House official says.
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Flight attendants to appeal narrow loss at Delta
November 5, 2010Flight attendants will appeal their narrow loss in a union recognition vote at Delta airlines, saying their campaign fell victim to massive management intimidation.
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World Notes: Australia, Iran, Cuba and more
November 5, 2010Global warming and coral reefs; rape as an act of war; nuclear weapons, Russian labor laws and Venezuelan nationalization
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