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Today in labor history: Wreck of the Old 97
September 26, 2013The derailment left 11 of the eighteen on board dead and the remaining seven injured. Among the dead were engineer Broady, the conductor, and the flagman.
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Workers at a New York T-Mobile outlet go union
September 26, 2013Workers at a Metro PCS store in Harlem have voted this week for union representation by the CWA by a vote of 7-1.
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Today in labor history: Congress approves Bill of Rights
September 25, 2013On Sept. 25, 1789, the first Congress of the U.S. approved 12 amendments to the recently adopted U.S. Constitution, and sent them to the states for ratification.
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Today in labor history: Eisenhower orders troops to integrate Little Rock schools
September 24, 2013Several months earlier following orders of then Governor Orval Faubus, the state's national guard blocked the entrance of the "Little Rock Nine" to the city's Central High school.
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Today in labor history: California landmark Paid Family Leave
September 23, 2013On September 23, 2002, Democratic California Gov. Gray Davis signed legislation making the state the first to offer workers paid family leave.
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More AFL-CIO Convention coverage here than anywhere else
September 19, 2013Many of our hardest working union sisters and brothers just completed the most important AFL-CIO convention in history.
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People’s World editor elected VP of labor journalist group
September 18, 2013"Wojcik brings to the board years of dedication and experience as a labor journalist committed to the goals of our organization."
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Co-op banks to invest in worker-owned U.S. businesses
September 17, 2013The world's largest industrial, worker-owned and run cooperative, Spanish-based Mondragon and its bank, Laboral Kutxa, agreed to partner with U.S. based National Cooperative Bank to invest in U.S. cooperative businesses.
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