workers rights
Miners demand prosecution of Massey execs
October 31, 2011Mine workers are now demanding criminal prosecution of 18 Massey Coal Company executives - including retired CEO Don Blankenship - for "industrial homicide."
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Firefighters rally Browns fans against Issue 2
October 26, 2011Firefighters rallied tens of thousands of fans at last Sunday's football game between the Cleveland Browns and Seattle Seahawks.
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Farmworkers take plea to government
October 21, 2011Carolina farmers perpetrate lousy working conditions in the state's fields, and the state Labor Department looks the other way.
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Taxi workers win full AFL-CIO charter
October 21, 2011The National Taxi Workers Alliance made history when it officially became a full member of the nation's largest labor federation, the AFL-CIO.
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Oklahoma AFL-CIO Convention maps coalition to fight ultra-right
October 10, 2011In a show of solidarity, the Oklahoma AFL-CIO has voted to unite all public sector unions in a coalition to coordinate a defense against ultra-right anti-labor legislative efforts.
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