Labor
Victory for workers at Baltimore Sheraton
July 1, 2013The labor movement and its allies are celebrating the restoration of union bargaining rights for hundreds of Sheraton employees.
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Ohio unions back fired teacher Carla Hale, LGBT rights
July 1, 2013Organized labor has weighed in on the side of LGBT rights in central Ohio, starting with the strong support given to discharged teacher Carla Hale.
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Today in labor history: Stonewall sparks gay rights movement
June 28, 2013Forty four years ago today the Stonewall demonstrations broke out in New York City,
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Union leaders hail court dumping of DOMA
June 28, 2013WASHINGTON (PAI) - Union leaders hailed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to throw out the Defense of Marriage Act, the anti-gay law a Republican-run Congress railroaded through, and which then-President Bill Clinton signed.
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Union leaders slam Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling
June 28, 2013WASHINGTON - Union leaders panned the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act, saying the justices gutted its key section and stripped protections from voters.
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