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Today in labor history: Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” tops charts
January 29, 2013The song was written and originally performed by Parton for the 1980 film comedy Nine to Five, starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Parton in her film debut.
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Labor board chief: We’ll enforce labor law, despite court ruling
January 29, 2013"The board respectfully disagrees with the decision and believes the president's position in the matter will ultimately be upheld," said NLRB Chairman Mark Pearce.
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Video: Let banks fail, says Iceland’s president
January 28, 2013Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson said part of the country's prescription to growing its economy in the wake of its terrible financial crisis was refusing to bail out the banks and rejecting austerity measures that put...
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Austerity rejected in Czech presidential election
January 28, 2013On Saturday, voters in the Czech Republic participated in runoff presidential elections.
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The woman whose name I carried on a cold winter day
January 28, 2013Thousands of people traveled to Washington on Satuday, Jan. 26, for a national March for Gun Control. Here is one marcher's reflections on the day.
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