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Low wage workers rally at Connecticut state capitol
April 16, 2015The beautiful, sunny day put an extra spring in the steps of the protesters who chanted, "What do we want? - 15!, When do we want it - Now!"
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Miners and farmers challenge Mexico’s copper giant
April 16, 2015"The government and Grupo Mexico are making history but backwards, taking away the right to strike and the right to industrial safety."
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Housekeepers on strike at Chicago’s Monaco Hotel
April 16, 2015"I love my job, but it has been very difficult. I clean sixteen rooms every day. When I get home from work I feel pain all over my body."
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Today in labor history: The 1968 Memphis sanitation strike ends
April 16, 2015On this date in 1968, the Memphis Sanitation Strike came to an end.
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Unions make LA ground zero for raise the wage movement
April 16, 2015Californians, from Berkeley to San Diego, were out in force in yesterday's Global Day of Action to raise the wage.
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