Labor
Jazz-blues opera brings ‘Forgotten’ labor history to life
March 23, 2010In "Forgotten: The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant," the story of unsung labor hero Lewis Bradford, Methodist minister and union organizer, comes to life in Michigan on March 26.
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Workers lose fight to keep NUMMI open
March 22, 2010The United Auto Workers' campaign to keep the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) plant open has ended in defeat.
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New York May Day reborn
March 22, 2010This year, New York's historic May Day celebrations will be reborn with a mass march and rally organized by the labor and immigrant rights movements.
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Labor mobilizes votes for health care bill
March 19, 2010The AFL-CIO Executive Council voted March 18 to support the Senate-passed health care bill, despite all its flaws.
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Women’s History Month event honors women in unions
March 19, 2010DETROIT - In Recognition of Women's History Month, the Civil Rights Committee of the Metro Detroit AFL-CIO showed the film "Norma Rae."
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