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Today in African-American history: Honoring Robert Robinson Taylor
February 17, 2015Taylor was the first academically trained black architect in the U.S. and the first black graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Florida lawmaker backing raise-the-wage ballot initiative
February 17, 2015"A full-time minimum wage worker earns only $15,080 a year, making it nearly impossible to support a family and save for the future."
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El Super grocery workers in LA demand fair contract
February 17, 2015El Super grocery workers are urging consumers to boycott their employer, a chain of supermarkets located primarily in Latino neighborhoods.
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What’s behind Republican attacks on Social Security?
February 17, 2015Eleven million people who receive Social Security disability benefits could see their benefits cut by 20 percent in 2016.
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Safety tops strike demands for oil workers at BP refinery
February 17, 2015The workers' demands center on health and safety issues, contracting jobs out to non-union workers and health care.
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