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Today in labor history: Gravediggers’ strike ends

January 30, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Nearly 1,100 burials were delayed after negotiations between the two groups broke down and workers were locked out of the association's 26 cemeteries.

Berlusconi heaps praise on Mussolini

January 29, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Berlusconi, a billionaire media titan, whose conservatives are polling second in voter surveys ahead of next month's election, spoke to reporters a during ceremony commemorating the Holocaust.

Today in labor history: Jackson uses troops vs. workers

January 28, 2013 By Special to People’s World

The workers were protesting not just their low pay but also the intolerable working conditions on an important canal construction project.

Today in labor history: Jackie Robinson inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

January 24, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball

Today in Labor History: Court rules workers can be imprisoned without charge

January 18, 2013 By Special to People’s World

The court ruled that U.S. citizens could be imprisoned without probable cause and denied their right to habeas corpus during a time of "insurrection."