Labor
Trumka: New GOP bill would gut workers’ rights
September 13, 2011Republicans are backing a new bill they introduced after the NLRB filed a complaint against Boeing, which the board says retaliated against workers for exercising their rights.
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Veto of “voter ID” law upheld in New Hampshire
September 12, 2011Poorer people and students scored a voting rights victory in New Hampshire as a veto by Democratic Gov. John Lynch of a controversial voter ID law was upheld.
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Fire Fighters commemorate 9/11 with N.Y.-to-D.C. memorial ride
September 12, 2011The New York locals of the Fire Fighters, who lost 343 members and their priest on 9/11 2001, will commemorate their fallen colleagues with a 343-mile memorial bicycle ride.
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Retiree group working to get seniors to back Obama
September 12, 2011The labor-backed Alliance for Retired Americans is gearing up for a tough battle - getting non-union retirees to vote for Barack Obama in 2012.
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Chicago students protest Sears ties to child labor and rape
September 9, 2011High school students are protesting Sears's purchase of clothing from a factory where a supervisor is an unpunished serial rapist of young females.
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