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Republicans leave unemployed #OutInTheCold
January 8, 2014Heavy lobbying efforts were underway to extend unemployment insurance for the more than 1 million long-term jobless.
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Toni Harp sworn in as mayor of New Haven
January 8, 2014The auditorium and overflow room at New Haven's Career High School were packed on as Toni Harp was sworn in.
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St. Louis unions giving to charities big time
January 8, 2014When Americans think of labor unions, they think of union members campaigning for causes. But unions are a lot more, and their charity efforts in the St. Louis area show it.
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Miners’ deaths increased in 2013
January 8, 2014Deaths in the nation's mines rose from 36 in 2012 to 42 in 2013, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported.
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Today in labor history: Stephen Hawking born
January 8, 2014As recently as 2011, Hawking remarked, "Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge."
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