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Hotel workers animate San Francisco’s Labor Day
September 7, 2011Hundreds of hotel workers and their supporters thronged through the heart of downtown Sept. 5, marking Labor Day with a lively, noisy march.
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For Latinos, recession takes its toll
September 7, 2011As millions nationwide remain unemployed and struggle to stay afloat in the most punishing recession since the Great Depression, civil rights and labor leaders note Latinos and communities of color continue to suffer the most in...
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Ohio Labor Day fests defy “economic royalists”
September 7, 2011Boosting the fight against Republican attacks on union and voting rights, tens of thousands rallied at Labor Day picnics, festivals and marches in cities throughout Ohio.
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Port workers spend Labor Day on picket line
September 7, 2011LONGVIEW, Wash. - Embattled dockworkers marched on their picket lines, Labor Day weekend, standing tall against EGT, the international grain consortium that seeks to break the union at their huge new grain terminal in the Port...
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Obama in Detroit: A fighting Labor Day speech
September 7, 2011President Obama is expected to outline a program for job creation through rebuilding the country's crumbling infrastructure.
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