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Missourians file 350,000 signatures for higher minimum wage
May 8, 2012Labor, community and faith allies, along with low-wage workers have something to be excited about here in the Show-Me-State.
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Republican war spreads to students
May 8, 2012Republican senators today filibustered the Stop Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act. Their action threatens to create havoc with the economy, and wreck the country's future.
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Senate hearing targets Ohio voter suppression law
May 8, 2012Filling a federal courtroom and adjacent overflow room, some 300 Cleveland area residents heard two hours of testimony on Ohio's new voter suppression law.
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Labor fightback in the Great Recession
May 8, 2012For over 30 years the labor movement has faced relentless corporate, political, and right-wing attack. And since the "great recession," this attack has risen in intensity and viciousness.
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Austerity goes down to defeat in Europe
May 7, 2012Voters rejected political parties that have pushed for austerity, and voted in lawmakers who campaigned for policies of economic stimulus and growth.
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