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Today in labor history: Luddites rebel against substandard work conditions
June 28, 2012Today in labor history, the Luddites (19th century textile workers) attacked the Heathcoat and Boden's Mill, responding to substandard workplace conditions.
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Children and the courts
June 28, 2012We can congratulate the Supreme Court for its recent decision that sentencing children to life in prison without parole is unconstitutional.
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Third oil spill in a month hits Canada
June 27, 2012On June 19, 1,450 barrels of crude oil spilled from a pumping station on a pipeline operated by the Enbridge company.
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Today in labor history … Emma Goldman, IWW, anti-racism and more
June 27, 2012Women's rights activist and anarchist Emma Goldman was born in Lithuania. She came to the United States when she was 17.
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Postal workers on hunger strike take aim at newspaper
June 27, 2012After three days of starving themselves to "save a starving postal service" 10 hunger strikers today took aim at the Washington Post.
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