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St. Louis rally opposes cuts (with video)

July 12, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky

Over 200 community activists, union members and students rallied outside of right-wing Republican Senator Roy Blunt's office in St. Louis demanding "no cuts" to Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.

Jobs crisis worsens, Texans call for people power

July 11, 2011

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an increase of only 18,000 net new American jobs in June 2011.

Farm workers protest veto of Calif. card check bill

July 6, 2011 By John Wojcik

California's Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would have allowed farm workers to use the card check method to unionize. Brown refused to meet with the farm workers and the 25 legislators that...

“The Last Mountain”: The people versus Massey Energy

July 5, 2011 By Ruth Judkowitz And Eric A. Gordon

An impassioned look at the environmental, climate, and health dangers -and unsafe working conditions - created by the coal industry.

1.3 million Ohioans say no to anti-labor law

June 30, 2011 By Rick Nagin And Bruce Bostick

The drive to repeal SB 5, the union-busting law that strips collective bargaining rights from public workers in Ohio, culminated in a massive "People's Parade" to deliver petitions with nearly 1.3 million signatures.