Labor
Today in labor history: James Meredith shot
June 6, 2013On this day in 1966, civil rights activist James Meredith was shot while leading the March Against Fear from Memphis to Jackson.
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Dark day for journalism: Sun Times “deletes” photo department
June 6, 2013Twenty-eight photojournalists were out the door in a blink; it was as if they pushed a button and deleted a whole culture.
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House GOP defeated again on prevailing wages
June 6, 2013By a 231-192 tally, yet another House Republican move to trash workers' rights and incomes went down the drain on June 4.
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Trade unions join Turkey protests
June 6, 2013Turkish trade unionists have piled into anti-government protests, marching into Istanbul's Taksim Square banging drums and waving banners.
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Brooklyn Cablevision dodges ruling by going after NLRB
June 5, 2013Brooklyn Cablevision workers voted to join the CWA and make it their bargaining representative. They've been in negotiations for a fair contract ever since then, with no success.
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