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Labor Day, Abe Lincoln and the EFCA
September 13, 2009I’ve been walking in the Labor Day parade here in St. Louis since I can remember. I come from a union family and as a union member and activist, I’ve always felt compelled to spend this...
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Labor Day celebrated in Chicago with calls for solidarity
September 13, 2009Even in the face of the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression, "labor solidarity does indeed work." So declared Gail Warner before a festive Sept. 7 Labor Day event at the Pullman State Historic...
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Decisive battle for health care reform lies ahead
September 13, 2009The fight for health care reform has been full of twists and turns and changes on a daily basis reflecting the epic nature of this battle. Some conclude from whatever President Obama and the Democratic leadership...
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Book exposes wage theft and how to stop it
September 13, 2009"Is that about the two and half million prison workers?" my nurse asked as she walked to my bed. I was reading Kim Bobo's book,
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It’s the working class
September 13, 2009I got my all time favorite t-shirt from the AFL-CIO online store. It's black with red lettering and reads, "Kicking Ass for the Working Class." The "Kicking Ass" part appeals to my Southern roots, experiences like...
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