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Central Floridians protest low wages at the world’s largest McDonald’s
December 11, 2013"This is a national movement and workers are going to be demanding respect, better wages, and the ability to earn a living."
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Officials call for further suspensions of deportations
December 11, 201329 members of the House of Representatives has sent a letter to President Obama asking that he respond to Republican obstructionism on immigration reform legislation.
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Sherrod Brown, others talk green industrial revolution
December 10, 2013When it comes to the transformation of the global economy from high-carbon, polluting energy sources to a more sustainable future, the U.S. risks falling behind.
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The curious case of Hobby Lobby
December 10, 2013Can a for-profit corporation have religion? Can its religious feelings be hurt? If some of its employees take a pill to prevent pregnancy, does that violate the corporation's rights?
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Today in labor history: UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
December 10, 2013Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
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