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Coalition steps up fight against Alabama anti-immigrant law
May 31, 2012They will, in effect, tell Alabama's governor and legislature, "If we can't appeal to your humanity, then we will appeal to your pocketbooks."
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Labor help critical to defeat Walker, “fix Wisconsin”
May 31, 2012Wisconsin has been torn apart by Walker's ideological civil war and his divide-and-conquer assault on our values and our workers. We cannot fix Wisconsin and move forward as long as Walker remains governor.
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Appeals court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
May 31, 2012A federal appeals court declared that the DOMA unconstitutionally denies benefits to married gay couples, a ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Urge to lawmakers: Use Trans-Pacific trade pact to favor workers
May 31, 2012The AFL-CIO is urging Congress and the Obama administration to use negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Pact to redo U.S. trade policy to support workers.
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Striking workers assail Red Cross “union-avoidance plan”
May 31, 2012It tears Red Cross workers up to not be doing the jobs they love. But at some point, they have to protect their own lives and livelihoods too.
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