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Alabama says it can fire workers for telling the truth
May 1, 2014In certain circumstances, the state of Alabama says, it can fire or discipline a state worker who tells the truth - even if the truth exposes fraud and corruption.
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Workers Unite Film Festival opens May 9 in NYC
May 1, 2014New York City is the home of many film festivals. Most don't highlight the lives of working people, although some have working people as characters.
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Firefighters battle cancer as well as flames in toxic homes
May 1, 2014Firefighters can smell smoke on their hair and skin for days after a fire; chemicals get into skin through the pores.
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Keystone XL pipeline protest draws thousands
May 1, 2014The $5.4 billion project, which represents the dirtiest, least efficient kind of oil development, would pump dirty tarsands oil from Alberta, Canada to Texas refineries.
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Mississippi Nissan workers seek State Department help in dealing with company
April 30, 2014The UAW and IndustriALL asked the State Department to mediate the battle between the auto giant and workers at its plant who are trying to unionize.
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