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New Jersey unions go toe to toe with Christie over pensions
June 11, 2015Unions representing N.J. state and local government workers vowed that the fight over Chris Christie's pension payment cuts is not over.
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Leo Gerard: Fast Track wrong for workers and environment
June 11, 2015"Leaders from environmental, labor, civic, and faith groups agree: Fast Track is a bad deal for our climate and our communities."
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Protests against Peru’s Tia Maria Mine bolstered by international solidarity
June 11, 2015What does it take to stop a threatening transnational corporate giant? The people of Arequipa, Peru have an answer.
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Unions ramp up pressure ahead of Fast Track vote
June 8, 2015The AFL-CIO is ramping up efforts to stop Fast Track with a targeted advertising blitz against undecided members of Congress.
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Missouri workers win with wage bill and right-to-work veto
June 5, 2015"Since 1978 Missouri has said no to right-to-work and in just a minute I will sign that veto and make sure the voices of Missouri's working people are heard."
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