Labor
Today in labor history: IWW comic strip Mr. Block appears
November 7, 2014The character with a wooden block head and no class consciousness was created by Ernest Riebe and commemorated in a song written by Joe Hill.
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Voters speak: A resounding victory for paid sick days nationwide
November 7, 2014The lesson from Tuesday could not be clearer: No worker should have to choose between missing a day's pay and caring for their health.
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Teamsters, human rights groups demand justice for Gilberto Soto
November 7, 2014The Teamsters and 14 human rights groups bought a full-page ad about Soto's case in El Salvador's largest paper, La Prensa Grafica.
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New Orleans union teachers to take case to U.S. Supreme Court
November 7, 2014The 7,500 union teachers and staff, fired after the state took over the schools following Hurricane Katrina, are taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Today in Native history: Miami, Potawatomi resistance and removal
November 6, 2014This day in history, the Miamis signed a treaty with the United States in 1838 ceding practically all of its lands south of the Wabash River in Indiana.
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