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Police torture victims continue to seek justice, freedom

August 12, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Mayor Richard M. Daley can be sued as a defendant in a lawsuit filed over decades-old allegations of police torture and a citywide conspiracy to cover it up.

Beep, honk: Verizon picketers get noisy support in upstate NY

August 12, 2011 By Esther Moroze And Bill Davis

The sounds of support from passing drivers reached us before we got to the picket line in an industrial area of Syracuse on Thursday.

Alabama’s immigration law is hateful and racist, say opponents

August 12, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Several groups recently joined an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging Alabama's anti-immigrant law, HB-56.

Verizon strike: It’s “high noon” for all workers

August 12, 2011 By Gabe Falsetta

Many of the women and men had their children with them, some experiencing the fight for justice for the first time.

Labor welcomes U.S. move in Guatemalan labor rights

August 12, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Organized labor welcomed the Obama administration's first move against rampant labor rights violations in Guatemala.