Labor
Today in labor history: University of Alabama desegregated
June 11, 2013Fifty years ago today, two Black students, James Hood and Vivian Malone, walked through the doors of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
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Today in labor history: Kennedy signs bill to overcome sexism in pay
June 10, 2013On this day in 1963, President John F. Kennedy passed the Equal Pay Act aimed at eliminating unequal pay for women.
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U.S. threatens to yank trade preferences for Bangladesh
June 10, 2013The recent factory collapse in Bangladesh has forced the Obama administration to decide by the end of this month whether to yank trade preferences for the country.
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Teachers march against “teach to the test”
June 10, 2013Thousands of New York unionized teachers and their supporters descended on the state capital in Albany on June 8.
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May jobless rate at 7.6 percent
June 10, 2013But the alleged business job creation rate is not enough to make a positive dent in the number of jobless, which was 11.8 million in May.
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