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Machinists file lawsuit to save jobs
September 26, 2009HARTFORD, Conn. -- Workers, elected officials and the entire labor movement are rallying to the aid of International Association of Machinists District 26 in their effort to save 1,050 jobs at two profitable Pratt & Whitney...
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Hotel workers stage sit-in at Hyatt
September 26, 2009In one of the largest civil disobedience actions in recent history, some 200 Chicago and Indiana hospitality workers and supporters sent a message to hotel giants: We Are Not Afraid!
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Film festival faces controversy on Israel boycott
September 26, 2009The 34th annual Toronto International Film Festival opened this year amid a growing cultural boycott of Israel.
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Philly to CIGNA, Congress: “Health care now!”
September 26, 2009PHILADELPHIA — Arlene Holt Baker, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, speaking to a dense crowd of over 800 gathered on the north side of City Hall here, placed the importance of the health care struggle...
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Californians to top insurer: Stop denying our care!
September 26, 2009SAN FRANCISCO - "Big Insurance: Stop denying our care! Public option Now!" and "Big Insurance: Sick of it!" read the signs, as hundreds of protesters jammed into the small sidewalk space in front of Wellpoint/Anthem Blue...
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