Labor
Solidarity with Rio Tinto miners: ‘From the Docks to the Desert’
March 1, 2010Trucks loaded with $30,000 worth of food, followed by a 150-car convoy, converged on the Rio Tinto Borax mine and plant in Boron, Calif., in solidarity with locked out miners.
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Labor moves to dump Arkansas senator
March 1, 2010The AFL-CIO will reportedly put "everything we've got" into a primary election challenge against Sen. Blanche Lincoln, a Blue Dog Democrat described as "just terrible for working people."
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‘We will not be denied,’ top labor leader says
March 1, 2010As nation's labor leaders meet, AFL-CIO's Arlene Holt Baker says, "We will not lower our expectations, because the American people are not lowering theirs."
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Senator has two words for jobless: ‘Tough s_ _ _ !’
February 26, 2010The Republican senator from Kentucky, Jim Bunning, known for two things - his baseball record and his bizarre behavior - is now known for two more: "Tough s_ _ _ ."
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Class war in New York transit
February 26, 2010In a pre-spring offensive against 38,000 transit workers and a riding public of millions, Jay Walder, chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, has announced 1,000 layoffs.
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