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Community, labor demand Rep. Akin protect vital social services
August 1, 2011Nearly 100 community, labor and retiree activists rallied outside of Congressman Todd Akin's St. Louis office July 29.
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GOP’s opposition to voting rule caused 4,000 FAA layoffs
August 1, 2011Republican congressional opposition to a rule covering union elections among airline and railroad workers led to a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration and the layoff of 4,000 FAA workers at midnight on July 22.
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Debt-ceiling disaster postponed – but not for long
August 1, 2011The threat of default may have beeb averted, but working people will lose MORE ground.
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Verizon workers face down corporate greed
July 29, 2011Verizon Communications, which raked in $19.5 billion in profits, is demanding drastic givebacks from its 45,000 unionized workers on the East Coast.
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Unsung hero of farmworker movement Richard Chavez dies
July 29, 2011The civil rights, labor and farm worker community is mourning the loss of Richard E. Chavez, long-time farm worker and civil rights advocate.
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