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General strike in South Africa: Workers denounce corruption
September 28, 2017“We cannot fight corruption and state capture if we do not acknowledge that the capitalist system itself is a deeply corrupted system."
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Dangerous new immigration law passed by the House
September 28, 2017The bill would give the government expanded power to define organizations as “gangs” and then to round up non-citizen members—undocumented or documented—and deport them.
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AFL-CIO leader Trumka hits Trump tax plan
September 28, 2017Trump claimed his plan would help the working class. Trumka said, in so many words, that’s a lie.
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Senate adds management lawyer after Trump names union buster to NLRB
September 27, 2017Emanuel’s ascension gives the board, which governs labor-management relations in the private sector and in some parts of the public sector, a 3-2 GOP majority, at least for now. Board Chairman Philip Miscimarra, a Republican, will...
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Homeless continue their battle for right to live in “Tent City”
September 27, 2017The encampment is a well-known homeless community under the viaducts at Lawrence and Wilson Avenue. Several volunteers have showed up with cars and moving trucks in hopes of finding another long-term public space for the inhabitants,...
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