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Today in labor history: Miners at Pittston strike
April 5, 2013On this day in 1989, the United Mine Workers began their historic strike against Pittston Coal.
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British union federation to push pay cap for execs
April 5, 2013The British Trades Union Congress, the umbrella organization for that nation's unions, will push for a specific pay cap for Britain's executive class.
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Benefit cuts in Obama’s ‘compromise’ budget draw protests
April 5, 2013Labor and its allies in a broad array of movements are rising up against the plan.
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Venezuelan elections down to the wire
April 5, 2013On April 14, Venezuelans will elect a new president replacing Hugo Chavez Frias, who died on March 5.
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Fast food workers walk out, seek living wages, union recognition
April 5, 2013Thousands of New York City fast food workers staged a second one-day walkout from their jobs.
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