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Under death threats, Mexican labor leader leaves country

September 28, 2012 By John Wojcik

Blanca Velasquez left the country this month and suspended a two-year legal battle she has had with the government, according to the AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center.

Syria and the dogs of war

September 28, 2012 By Conn Hallinan

Once loosed, the dogs of war range where they will.

Black Caucus meet: “Vote like you never did before!”

September 28, 2012 By Jarvis Tyner

Some 10,000 participants from all over the country gathered here at the Congressional Black Caucus annual meeting earlier this month to listen, discuss and speak their minds.

Mexican supermarket workers and union condemn E-Verify

September 28, 2012 By David Bacon

Mexican supermarket (mercado) workers, supporters and union organizers marched through the Latino immigrant community on San Jose's East Side.

Unions back universities in race and admissions Supreme Court case

September 28, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Declaring that, still, "race matters" in schools and society, unionsare siding with top universities in a U.S. Supreme Court case on the role of race in college admissions.