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Official unemployment rate drops to 6.6 percent
February 7, 2014The Economic Policy Institute, a progressive economic think tank, issued a statement that was positive in tone and substance about some aspects of the Labor Department's report but negative about others.
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Oklahoma TV station comes under fire for anti-immigrant slur
February 7, 2014Members of Dream Act Oklahoma, which has been raising awareness about how undocumented workers contribute to Oklahoma, blasted KOTV for its discriminatory report
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NLRB OKs rules to streamline union election procedures
February 7, 2014Union leaders welcomed the NLRB's proposals. The right wing House GOP and the National Retail Federation screamed.
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In Mexico, independent glassworkers’ union fights for members
February 7, 2014It takes courage and persistence to be a member of a democratic union in Mexico, to fend off exploitative bosses, repressive officials and corrupt labor "leaders" as shown by the struggle of the SUTEIV.
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CELAC summit in Cuba reflects region’s altered power dynamics
February 6, 2014The 33 heads of states on hand represented all Western Hemisphere nations south of the Rio Grande River, the region Marti called "Our America."
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