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Construction workers killed on the job, manager goes to jail
January 19, 2016On Christmas Eve 2009, when the scaffolding they were working on broke in half, four workers were not wearing safety lines and fell thirteen floors.
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U.S. vultures circle Argentina, demand repayment of odious debt
January 19, 2016The vulture funds bought up distressed debts from the past for pennies on the dollar; now they are demanding repayment of the whole original value, thus making a killing.
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Trumka on race and class: “When they divide us, they can beat us”
January 19, 2016AFL-CIO's annual Martin Luther King Conference, a 3-day event from Jan. 15-17 in D.C., was entitled "Change The Rules, Be The Power"
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This week in history: Robert Clifton Weaver, first Black U.S. Cabinet member
January 19, 2016Weaver noted there was a great difference between the income of most African Americans and the cost of living.
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Conn. labor and civil rights groups join together at M. L. King event
January 19, 2016Participants came not only to celebrate the life of Dr. King, but also to commit to building a more just and inclusive society.
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