Labor
AFL-CIO calls for universal voter registration
December 14, 2012The labor movement has added its voice to the demands for voting reform that are sweeping the nation.
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Workers target Wawa supermarket for better wages, working conditions
December 14, 2012About 40 farmworker allies targeted the Wawa store in an action in solidarity with Farm Labor Organizing Committee (AFL-CIO) - and workers on tobacco farms in North Carolina.
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Union fights to save Cleveland paper
December 14, 2012The Newspaper Guild Local 1 is conducting a spirited campaign to Save The Plain Dealer, the city's only daily newspaper.
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San Jose marches to demand Hyatt give workers a voice
December 14, 2012This action was part of a national week of actions that began Dec 12. at Hyatt headquarters in Chicago.
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Today in labor history: Samuel Gompers dies at the age of 74
December 13, 2012Gompers died December 13, 1924. He served as president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1894 and from 1895 to his death.
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