U.S.
Union leaders, Labor Dept. honor the fallen on Workers Memorial Day
April 29, 2014The Senate Labor Committee is holding a hearing on employer retaliation against worker whistle-blowers who report job safety and health violations to OSHA.
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Teachers union leaders hit Supreme Court anti-affirmative action ruling
April 25, 2014NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, a Phoenix secondary school teacher, said it subjects minority group students to "separate and unequal political processes that put undue burdens" on them.
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Fair trade “fashionistas” mark Bangladesh disaster with action
April 23, 2014This week marks the one-year anniversary of the worst disaster in clothing industry history.
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Today in eco-history: First Earth Day teach-in held
April 22, 2014The late environmentalist, Sen. Gaylord Nelson, D-Wis., founded Earth Day as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970.
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Labor group defends workers at military bases against right wing attacks
April 22, 2014The pay hike would start Jan. 1 under new contracts that fast food firms would sign with the military PXs, where military personnel and families buy food and goods at reduced rates.
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