Labor
Today in labor history: Women’s rights figure Elizabeth Cady Stanton dies
October 26, 2012On this day in 1902, social/political activist and proto-feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton died, after living a life of achievements.
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A battle to the finish over California’s Prop 32
October 26, 2012Proposition 32, "Stop Special Interest Money," is being funded by shady corporate front groups unleashing a torrent of money as Election Day nears.
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Community protests grocery chain’s cooperation with ICE
October 23, 2012Protesters also urged customers to join a boycott of all Mi Pueblo stores to protest the company's announcement that it was cooperating with the government's online E-Verify program.
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Sensata closes for weekend over “Bainport” publicity
October 22, 2012Not only will Romney profit from outsourcing through stock he owns, but his 2011 tax returns reveal he got a huge tax break by moving Sensata stock to a charity organization he controls.
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Bain Capital cuts jobs in rural America
October 22, 2012In June, an announcement was in the local paper that Air Evac was moving its headquarters to a town near St. Louis. One hundred fifty jobs would be lost.
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