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Labor and community stand behind Occupy San Jose
October 10, 2011Downtown San Jose rang with activists' chants and the honking horns of supportive motorists Oct. 9, as a labor-community coalition rallied in support of Occupy San Jose.
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California hotel ordered to shell out $36,000 in back pay
October 7, 2011An Embassy Suites hotel was found guilty of denying required paid rest breaks to seven of its workers, and has been ordered to pay each of them about $5,000.
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Capitol Hill protesters demand “jobs not cuts”
October 6, 2011Arizona Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva rejected those who say the "Rebuild the Dream" movement is an "answer to the tea party."
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Palestinian labor leader links struggle for statehood, worker rights
October 3, 2011An interview with Shaher Sa'ed, General Secretary of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, by Martine Hassoun.
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Bankers, bankers, you can’t hide! We can see your greedy side!
September 30, 2011Hundreds of marchers surged through this city's financial district Sept. 29, demanding that the nation's banking giants stop home foreclosures and other practices that gouge ordinary people.
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