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Minnesota raises state minimum wage; teachers say hike will benefit kids
April 17, 2014Joined by legislators, advocates, and Minnesotans from across the state, Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill into law raising Minnesota's minimum wage for the first time since 2005.
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Activists push for release of jailed trade unionist Shahrokh Zamani
April 17, 2014He was arrested in June 2011 and sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges widely levelled against trade unionists.
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Top 4 radical conclusions from Piketty’s “Capital In The 21st Century”
April 17, 2014Nearly every economist of any reputation must now deal with the stunning evidence behind the inequality trends Piketty illuminates.
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NYC AFSCME wins reinstatement for disabled workers Bloomberg fired
April 17, 2014Eleven disabled workers, whom former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg laid off (fired) will get their jobs back, thanks to their AFSCME local.
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ATU, Sierra Cub to band together in pro-mass transit campaign
April 17, 2014Calling themselves "natural partners," the Amalgamated Transit Union and the Sierra Club are banding together in a nationwide campaign.
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