unions
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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Missouri unions fight right-to-work legislation
April 9, 2013"This is nothing more than a politically motivated attack on workers designed to eliminate your voice."
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For the millionth time: Hands off Social Security!
April 9, 2013Today, 2 million signatures protesting the cuts are being presented to the White House. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., promises to do everything he can to block the chained CPI proposal and cuts to Medicare.
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