Food
Union power: LA grocery workers march
June 16, 2011Hundreds of labor, faith and community activists are demanding a fair labor contract for union grocery workers at three supermarkets in the Los Angeles area.
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Arrested for feeding the homeless
June 15, 2011As police officers here arrested four people for distributing food to the homeless in an Orlando park, June 8, a crowd chanted, "Food is a right, not a privilege!"
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E. coli outbreak poisons Europe
June 6, 2011There are now 1,733 people in Germany affected by a dangerous e. coli outbreak, affecting both the economy and workers across Europe.
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Anti-union Whole Foods, others sell GMF “health food”
June 1, 2011GM foods risk both human health and that of the environment, and there is no law in the U.S. that requires genetically modified organisms to be labeled as such.
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Dangerous bacteria found on meat in Michigan, and nationwide
May 17, 2011Meat samples from Detroit-area supermarkets contained antibiotic-resistant Staphlococcus aurea bacteria, scientists at Wayne State University reported this week. But it's not just Michigan.
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