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Attention Walmart: Part time at $7.40 equals poverty
June 7, 2013DEARBORN, Mich. - Three weeks ago, 400 fast food workers across Metro Detroit shocked their employers by walking off the job demanding a living wage of $15.00 an hour.
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Chinese officials slam negligence in deadly poultry plant fire
June 7, 2013China's top work safety official issued a stinging criticism of company management and government regulatory efforts following Monday's deadly poultry plant fire that killed 120 and injured 77.
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Actions backing Walmart strikers spread coast to coast
June 7, 2013CHICAGO - A protest outside the West Loop Walmart store here was only one of countless demonstrations that broke out today across the country in support of striking workers at the world's biggest retail giant.
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Today in labor history: Paterson silk strikers take to stage
June 7, 2013Today in labor history, silk workers held a one-time performance of Paterson Strike Pageant at Madison Square Garden in 1913.
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“Upstream Color”: A vibrant puzzle of a film
June 7, 2013Somebody is stalking successful young urban professionals, force-feeding them mind-nullifying worms, and exploiting their suggestive state to rob them of their homes, money and sense of confidence.
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