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Rail workers, environmentalists to launch week of protests vs. oil trains
July 2, 2015They plan to note that oil-laden trains are so dangerous that transporting oil across the continent by train should be severely curtailed, if not ended.
Read morePicking peas should bring a better life
June 19, 2015We're doing it so that our children can leave the fields and move forward. I want to give them a better life.
Read moreHouse bill slashes $74 million from NLRB, shackling board
June 19, 2015Ruling Republicans on the House subcommittee that helps dole out federal funds slashed $74 million from the board's budget for the year.
Read moreReport exposes vast web of secret Walmart tax shelters
June 18, 2015Walmart has built a vast, undisclosed network of 78 subsidiaries and branches in 15 overseas tax havens.
Read moreVirginia Democratic primaries a victory for labor-backed candidates
June 18, 2015The June 9 Democratic primary in Virginia ended in a clean sweep for a new labor and community group's roster of candidates.
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