Labor
Hundreds remember ReeAnne Halonen, 1943-2010
November 18, 2010ReeAnne Halonen got her last wish. A Dixieland band on Nov. 14 led family and friends with trumpet and trombone blaring in a funeral procession up the street to a park two blocks from her home.
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Picket line chants tell worker’s stories
November 17, 2010Health care workers at four Spectrum nursing homes in Connecticut who have been on strike since April 15 hold a rally.
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World unions say jobs first
November 12, 2010The leaders of the world's unions are demanding that national leaders put jobs first as the way to get the globe out of its continuing deep recession.
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Money kills democracy in Texas
November 11, 2010Every statewide race in Texas was awash with big money.
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Restaurant workers celebrate “first birthday”
November 10, 2010Instead of treating the day as a reminder of twelve months without a final victory, striking workers celebrated unity and solidarity - with a birthday party.
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