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Union workers reject Crystal Sugar’s concession demands
July 6, 2012A total of 82 percent of union members voted on the demands. Of those, 63 percent voted to reject Crystal's contract offer.
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Oakland City Council declares independence from Goldman Sachs
July 6, 2012Oakland's City Council took a historic step toward independence from Wall St. giant Goldman Sachs.
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Locked out Con Ed workers demand fair contract
July 6, 2012Negotiations resumed July 5 between Con Edison, the electricity and steam provider for this city and elsewhere, and its workers.
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At Maine-Canada border, anti-Cuba blockade is broken
July 5, 2012The half-century-old U.S. economic blockade against Cuba was broken in one small corner of the United States on June 30.
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Heat wave, fires driven by climate change, scientists say
July 5, 2012The very real problem of global warming is leaving its mark upon the U.S. this summer as scorching heat plagues most of the country
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