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Union fights to save Cleveland paper
December 14, 2012The Newspaper Guild Local 1 is conducting a spirited campaign to Save The Plain Dealer, the city's only daily newspaper.
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San Jose marches to demand Hyatt give workers a voice
December 14, 2012This action was part of a national week of actions that began Dec 12. at Hyatt headquarters in Chicago.
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Threatened Philly school closings face growing resistance
December 14, 2012The district announced the names of the schools to be shuttered; in the late afternoon a dense crowd of hundreds of protesters massed on the steps of district headquarters.
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Mexico’s high court protects gay marriage rights
December 13, 2012A Supreme Court ruling last week allows same-sex couples to legally marry, if they request special legal protection from federal tribunals.
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Today in labor history: Samuel Gompers dies at the age of 74
December 13, 2012Gompers died December 13, 1924. He served as president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1894 and from 1895 to his death.
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