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American Airlines unions join pro-airline merger ad drive
July 22, 2013Facing questions about the planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways, the three unions representing most U.S. workers joined an open pro-merger ad campaign.
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Steelworkers oppose using Chinese steel for Verrazano Bridge repairs
July 22, 2013Another local transit agency is repairing another big well-known U.S. bridge using Chinese steel, and thus not U.S. steel or steelworkers.
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President Obama: Trayvon Martin could have been me (video)
July 19, 2013"Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago," President Obama said Friday in remarks at the White House.
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Detroit’s bankruptcy problem rooted in capitalism
July 19, 2013Blame for Detroit's decline, and solutions Governor Rick Snyder and his appointed Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr proposed in today's bankruptcy press conference, left key players in that decline blameless.
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Today in labor history: Soldiers flee striking Pittsburgh workers
July 19, 2013On this day in 1877 during the Great Railroad strike, workers in Pittsburgh forced soldiers sent to quell the job action to flee the city.
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