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Verizon giveback demands force 39,000 on East Coast out on strike
April 13, 2016"Verizon made $39 billion in profits over the last three years, but the company is still insisting on givebacks that would devastate our jobs."
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For these new Chicago teachers, April 1 strike was all about students
April 12, 2016Chicago teachers went on strike to protest Bruce Rauner and the budget crisis, which threatens public schools and state universities.
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Letter carriers bear a heavy weight for all of us
April 11, 2016"I feel a strong sense of honor and responsibility to walk my six miles a day representing a part of our Federal Government."
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Lilly Ledbetter tells union women about ongoing struggle for equal pay
April 11, 2016Despite some gains in recent years, women still face a tough road to equal pay.
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Brazil’s workers say, “Stay Dilma, there will be no coup!
April 8, 2016To put it mildly, social policies implemented by the Workers Party-led government displeased the elite and reactionary middle class.
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