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Postal unions welcome continuation of Saturday deliveries
April 11, 2013But the unions added saving Saturday is not enough. Postal Workers President Cliff Guffey said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe still want to speed up mail sorting center closures.
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Union leaders critical of Obama’s budget blueprint
April 11, 2013Union leaders are criticizing President Obama's $3.78 trillion federal budget and spending blueprint for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.
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Today in labor history: Jackie Robinson played his first major league game
April 11, 2013"Jackie Robinson changed baseball, and when you've changed baseball in this country, you've changed this country!"
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Unions and allies jam Capitol for immigration reform
April 11, 2013The crowd demanded Congress pass legislation providing a path to citizenship and other legal rights for the estimated 11 million undocumented people in the U.S.
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Today in labor history: Paul Robeson born
April 9, 2013On April 8, 1898 singer, actor, civil rights and labor leader, peace activist and athlete Paul Robeson was born.
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