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Today in Labor History: first black speaker of Mississippi legislature elected
January 2, 2013On this day, in 1872 John Roy Lynch, an African American former slave, was elected speaker of the Mississippi House.
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Supreme Court tackles “who is a supervisor?”
January 2, 2013Supervisors, as agents of firms, must not discriminate or harass - or stop it when it occurs.
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Labor’s year in headlines
January 2, 2013A review of these headlines does more than just take one down memory lane.
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Support urged for trade unionist on hunger strike in Iran
December 28, 2012A trade unionist imprisoned by the Iranian authorities is now into his second week of hunger strike to protest against mistreatment by prison officials.
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East and Gulf Coast dockworkers postpone strike
December 28, 2012The strike by dock workers could have frozen business at every port from Boston to Houston.
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