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Labor says nation’s health at stake in Supreme Court battle
March 26, 2012The right wing's use of the Supreme Court to try to destroy President Obama's Affordable Health Care Act endangers the very health of the American people.
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MI unions seek bargaining rights amendment
March 26, 2012"Working families who built Michigan's middle class now want to rebuild it," Teamsters President James Hoffa said.
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‘Arab Spring’ unions get top rights award
March 26, 2012Two union federations that have been leaders in the "Arab Spring," in Tunisia and Bahrain, received the AFL-CIO's top human rights award.
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Progressive alliance charts new course for Latin America
March 26, 2012Over 250 people, including students, teaches, unionists, and political activists, attended the two-day conference on this city's north side.
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Keystone XL: Native Americans outraged
March 23, 2012After President Obama endorsed a southern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline on Mar. 22 (which would carry oil from Cushing to Port Arthur, Texas), Native American activists in Okalahoma expressed outrage at the news. They...
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