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North Carolina voter suppression law is dead
May 16, 2017MaryBe McMillan, Secretary Treasurer of the North Carolina AFL-CIO, told People’s World that it was “a good day for voting rights.”
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This week in history: The National Center for Lesbian Rights is born
May 15, 2017It is the only organization in the U.S. dedicated to lesbian legal issues, and the largest national lesbian organization in terms of members.
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Google’s CEO tops unions’ list of greediest execs
May 15, 2017The average CEO last year earned $13.1 million in pay and perks, compared to a median wage of $37,600 for U.S. workers, the Paywatch site notes.
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Teachers demand end to school closings in Puerto Rico
May 12, 2017Teachers unions in the United States and Puerto Rico joined forces to fight the drastic school closings, forced upon the island’s children by hedge fund creditors.
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Formidable challenges face LGBTQ movement in today’s America
May 12, 2017Every advance achieved during the Barack Obama years was targeted for repeal. Egged on by Trump’s attacks on the free press and “political correctness,” bullies of every stripe from the boardroom down to the schoolyard suddenly...
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