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Oil industry obstinance on safety forces steelworkers to strike
February 5, 2015Oil industry obstinance, especially its refusal to even discuss worker safety issues, forced tens of thousands of Steelworkers to strike.
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Yale strike victory celebration looks to the future
February 4, 2015"Today it's your turn to step up to the plate and help other workers without unions organize, just as those unions stood with you 30 years ago."
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Immokalee workers receive presidential medal
February 4, 2015The CIW has "organized communities, stood by tomato workers for more than 20 years, and changed the face of this industry."
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Oil workers begin largest strike since 1980
February 2, 2015The USW called for its refinery workers to stage their walkout after negotiations with Shell Oil Co. broke down less than two weeks after they began.
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Los Angeles standing up to raise minimum wage
February 2, 2015Supporters of the Raise the Wage Campaign, including church organizations, students groups, seniors, immigrant right groups, unions and labor leaders rallied at City Hall in LA.
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