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Paperworkers end strike, resume talks with Nippon
March 26, 2013Union paperworkers walked their picket line round-the-clock last week demanding that Nippon Paper resume "good faith" contract talks. They ended the walkout when the company came back to the bargaining table.
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“Stop breaking up families, immigration reform now,” demand protests
March 25, 2013The civil disobedience at Federal Plaza was one of 10 actions that took place around the country organized by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement.
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Movies you might have missed: “On the Bowery”
March 25, 2013"On the Bowery," a unique film from 1956 uses a creative technique to get the viewer behind the scenes of what was then a notorious skid row in America's largest city.
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March 25, 1911: Triangle sweatshop fire kills 146
March 25, 2013Triangle Fire led both to the growth of unions - in particular the pioneering International Ladies Garment Workers - and to campaign successfully for reforms to health and safety laws, fire code improvement and enforcement and...
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France sends troops into Central African Republic
March 25, 2013France has sent 350 troops to counter the Seleka (rebel) forces that have taken control of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
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