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Teachers union leaders split as panel starts rewriting education law
April 17, 2015Leaders of the nation's two large teachers' unions are split on a bipartisan effort by a key Senate committee to rewrite the federal aid-to-education law.
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Berkeley demonstration for $15 at site of 60’s Free Speech Movement
April 17, 2015Low wage workers were joined by dozens of area unions and community organizations in a massive demonstration for $15 and a union.
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LA women on hunger strike for $15 at mayor’s door
April 17, 2015"We are bringing this fight to the doors of the mayor and city council members, telling them what they are proposing is not enough."
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Low wage strikes and protests biggest in U.S. history
April 16, 2015Low-wage workers in over 200 cities, backed by the nation's unions, walked off their jobs or joined protesters yesterday from one end of the nation to the other.
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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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